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Canton, MS Crime and Crime Rate

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The Canton crime rate is much higher than the Mississippi average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #89

Canton, MS	2,774.05
Mississippi	1,583.52
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Canton, MS Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2009	Canton, MS	Count	0	9	27	49	317	187	13	0
	Canton, MS	Per 100,000	0.0	72.1	216.4	392.8	2,540.9	1,498.9	104.2	0.0	2,775
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	6.4	31.8	100.4	142.6	987.9	1,782.5	183.0	NA	1,580
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Canton, MS	Count	1	13	16	36	235	225	21	0
	Canton, MS	Per 100,000	8.0	104.3	128.3	288.7	1,884.7	1,804.5	168.4	0.0	2,600
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	8.1	30.3	102.6	143.9	885.6	1,838.7	216.2	NA	1,581
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Canton, MS	Count	5	12	19	45	280	225	5	0
	Canton, MS	Per 100,000	40.0	96.0	151.9	359.9	2,239.1	1,799.3	40.0	0.0	3,257
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	7.1	35.6	98.2	150.3	957.9	1,990.0	252.9	NA	1,686
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Canton, MS	Count	1	11	15	32	226	183	8	0
	Canton, MS	Per 100,000	8.0	88.3	120.4	256.8	1,813.5	1,468.5	64.2	0.0	2,305
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	7.7	34.4	107.1	149.5	935.9	1,986.1	286.8	NA	1,705
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Canton, MS	Count	4	11	25	82	181	194	10	0
	Canton, MS	Per 100,000	31.0	85.2	193.7	635.4	1,402.4	1,503.2	77.5	0.0	2,933
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	7.3	39.3	82.3	149.4	919.7	2,083.9	256.5	NA	1,688
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Canton, MS	2.20
Mississippi	2.88
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Canton, MS Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2008	Canton, MS	Count	38	29	9
	Canton, MS	Per 100,000	304.8	232.6	72.2	2.69
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	331.1	203.9	127.2	2.68
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Canton, MS	Count	39	29	10
	Canton, MS	Per 100,000	311.9	231.9	80.0	2.72
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	364.2	219.8	144.3	2.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Canton, MS	Count	34	27	7
2005	Canton, MS	Count	34	26	8