Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Canton Township, MI Crime Grade
How Canton Township grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Michigan — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
6/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Michigan
4/10
vs. Michigan cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Canton Township, MI was 192.9 per 100,000 residents (193 incidents over a population of 100,042). That puts Canton Township Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 54% below the Michigan statewide rate of 422.8.
That ranks Canton Township #2,003 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 47% of them, and #53 of 138 in Michigan. Violent crime is up 6% year over year and down 13% over the last five years.
Canton Township, MI crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (6/10)
- Michigan Grade
- B (4/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 192.9 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,003 of 3,771
- MI rank
- #53 of 138
- Safer than
- 47% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 6%
- 5-year change
- down 13%
- Population
- 100,042
- Reporting agency
- Canton Township Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Canton Township Police Department (FBI ORI MI8290800) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Canton Township (red), Michigan (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Canton Township vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 220.5(209) | 195.8(193) | 203.2(201) | 181.9(178) | 192.9(193) |
| Murder | 1.1(1) | 1.0(1) | 1.0(1) | 5.1(5) | 3.0(3) |
| Rape | 24.3(23) | 21.3(21) | 22.2(22) | 28.6(28) | 24.0(24) |
| Robbery | 15.8(15) | 10.1(10) | 15.2(15) | 5.1(5) | 13.0(13) |
| Aggravated assault | 179.4(170) | 163.3(161) | 164.8(163) | 143.1(140) | 152.9(153) |
| Property crime | 912.7(865) | 1034.7(1,020) | 1081.7(1,070) | 1095.6(1,072) | 1026.6(1,027) |
| Burglary | 51.7(49) | 45.6(45) | 97.1(96) | 89.9(88) | 53.0(53) |
| Larceny | 755.5(716) | 877.4(865) | 874.5(865) | 918.8(899) | 904.6(905) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 91.8(87) | 108.5(107) | 108.2(107) | 84.8(83) | 67.0(67) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Canton Township, MI Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Canton Township Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Canton Township calculated?
- Canton Township's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Michigan state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Michigan cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Canton Township Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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