Photo: Dwight Burdette · CC BY 3.0Recorded crime in Canton Township is close to typical for U.S. towns
Of the 3 towns on its borders with figures, one records less crime per resident. Canton Township’s overall Safety Grade is B− (#137 of 266 graded towns in Michigan): close to the middle of U.S. towns, on crimes its police reported from 2023 to 2025. Add to that, each year brought 1.9 violent crimes and 10.5 incidents of property crime for every 1,000 residents (5.5 and 17.6 in the rest of Michigan). The crimes the grade counts held steady per resident from 2023 to 2025.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of MI” is every other Michigan city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in Canton Township
1 of the 3 graded towns next door reports less crime
Of the 4 Michigan towns on Canton Township’s borders, 3 have a Safety Grade: Plymouth Township (A−), Van Buren Township (C), Westland (C−). Superior Township has no FBI figures of its own for 2023–2025. Neighbors ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Canton Township’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Property crime holds Canton Township’s grade up; violent crime pulls it down. Its violent rate (1.9) is below the FBI’s national estimate (3.6) but higher than in most individual towns: the national figure is weighted by people, and the grade counts towns.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Canton Township | Rest of Michigan | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.9 | 5.8 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 2.0 | 5.8 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 1.7 | 5.5 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 1.9 | 5.1 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Canton Township’s police reported 561 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 1.9 per 1,000 residents a year, against 5.5 in the rest of Michigan and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
Crime in Canton Township per 1,000 residents
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
And about 2 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
How crime in Canton Township has moved
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| Year | Canton Township property | Rest of Michigan property | Canton Township violent | Rest of Michigan violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 10.3 | 18.8 | 1.9 | 5.8 |
| 2023 | 10.7 | 19.5 | 2.0 | 5.8 |
| 2024 | 10.5 | 17.5 | 1.7 | 5.5 |
| 2025 | 10.2 | 15.7 | 1.9 | 5.1 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident was steady from 2023 to 2025: the change is within ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of Michigan.
1,218 crimes reported in 2025
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
193 violent and 1,025 property, as reported to the FBI by Canton Township’s police.
15 people died in crashes on Canton Township’s roads in 2019–2023
Canton Township had 15 fatal crashes in five years, in which 15 people died; 5 were pedestrians and 1 was a cyclist. 5 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 3.0 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, below the median for Michigan towns of 25,000–100,000 people (5.3, 77 towns).
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Canton Township and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canton Township | B− | 1.9 | 10.5 |
| Van Buren Township | C | 3.3 | 18.6 |
| Plymouth Township | A− | 0.7 | 6.6 |
| Superior Township | — | — | — |
| Westland | C− | 4.6 | 13.9 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Superior Township has no FBI figures of its own for 2023–2025.
Michigan towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canton Township | B− | 1.9 | 10.5 |
| Troy | B | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| Livonia | C+ | 2.3 | 13.3 |
| Clinton Township | C | 3.1 | 14.1 |
| Dearborn | C | 2.8 | 19.5 |
| Lansing | D− | 12.4 | 23.4 |
The five graded Michigan towns closest to Canton Township’s population (99,714), by grade.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- One number for all of Canton Township. A citywide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of the city to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Canton Township’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (100,042 in 2025); our figure for Canton Township is 99,714 (2025 Census estimate).
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Canton Township
Is Canton Township, MI safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Canton Township reports less crime per resident than 51% of U.S. towns, a B− Safety Grade and #137 of 266 in Michigan. Its police reported 1.9 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 5.5 in the rest of Michigan and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Canton Township?
1.9 violent and 10.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Michigan reports 5.5 and 17.6; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
How many homicides were there in Canton Township in 2025?
Canton Township’s police reported 3 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 3.0 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is Canton Township safer than Van Buren Township?
Van Buren Township reports more crime per resident than Canton Township: Van Buren Township grades C for safety and Canton Township B−. Van Buren Township’s police reported 3.3 violent and 18.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Canton Township?
Canton Township’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Canton Township”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.