Photo: Lee Paxton · CC BY-SA 4.0Canonsburg records less crime per resident than nine in ten U.S. towns
On violence it beats 72% of U.S. towns, and on property crime 94%. The Safety Grade comes out at A, drawn from crimes Canonsburg’s police reported through 2023 to 2025: #119 of 578 graded towns in Pennsylvania. The yearly rates were 0.9 violent crime and 2.2 incidents of property crime per 1,000 residents, set against 2.9 and 17.5 in the rest of Pennsylvania.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of PA” is every other Pennsylvania 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 Canonsburg
2 of the 3 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 4 Pennsylvania towns on Canonsburg’s borders, 3 have a Safety Grade: Cecil Township (A+), Chartiers Township (A), North Strabane Township (A). Houston reported to the FBI for 2023 but not 2024 or 2025. Neighbors ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Canonsburg’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Both violent and property crime are lower than in most U.S. towns; property crime is the stronger of the two.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Canonsburg | Rest of Pennsylvania | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Canonsburg’s police reported 26 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 0.9 per 1,000 residents a year, against 2.9 in the rest of Pennsylvania and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
Crime in Canonsburg 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 1 violent crime, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Reported crime is steady
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| Year | Canonsburg property | Rest of Pennsylvania property | Canonsburg violent | Rest of Pennsylvania violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.2 | 19.1 | 0.7 | 3.2 |
| 2024 | 2.1 | 17.4 | 0.6 | 2.9 |
| 2025 | 2.3 | 16.1 | 1.2 | 2.6 |
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, 2023–2025, against the rest of Pennsylvania.
38 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.
13 violent and 25 property, as reported to the FBI by Canonsburg’s police.
Two people died in crashes on Canonsburg’s roads in 2019–2023
Canonsburg had 2 fatal crashes in five years, in which two people died. Most of these deaths (1 of 2) were on an Interstate passing through, so they say more about through-traffic than about the town’s own streets.
That is about what is typical for Pennsylvania towns of 5,000–25,000 people: at their median rate (5.8 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Canonsburg’s size would see about 3 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Canonsburg’s own rate (4.1) is context, not a ranking.
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.
Canonsburg and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonsburg | A | 0.9 | 2.2 |
| North Strabane Township | A | 0.8 | 2.3 |
| Chartiers Township | A | 0.2 | 3.6 |
| Cecil Township | A+ | 0.3 | 1.6 |
| Houston | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Houston reported to the FBI for 2023 but not 2024 or 2025.
Pennsylvania towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonsburg | A | 0.9 | 2.2 |
| Neshannock Township | A+ | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Dallas Township | A | 0.6 | 3.0 |
| Sunbury | A− | 1.0 | 3.8 |
| Brentwood | B | 1.3 | 11.4 |
| North Versailles Township | B− | 1.3 | 14.6 |
The five graded Pennsylvania towns closest to Canonsburg’s population (9,529), 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 Canonsburg. A town-wide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Canonsburg’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (10,710 in 2025); our figure for Canonsburg is 9,529 (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 Canonsburg
Is Canonsburg, PA safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Canonsburg reports less crime per resident than 90% of U.S. towns, an A Safety Grade and #119 of 578 in Pennsylvania. Its police reported 0.9 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 2.9 in the rest of Pennsylvania and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Canonsburg?
0.9 violent and 2.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Pennsylvania reports 2.9 and 17.5; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is Canonsburg safer than North Strabane Township?
North Strabane Township reports more crime per resident than Canonsburg: North Strabane Township grades A for safety and Canonsburg A. North Strabane Township’s police reported 0.8 violent and 2.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Canonsburg?
Canonsburg’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Canonsburg”. 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.