Canton ranked among the top 5% (#20) of the safest suburbs in the United States, according to a study done by SmartAsset, with data compiled from the FBI and County Health Rankings & Roadmaps.

The organization looked at "360 places within a 15 to 45 minute drive from the 100 largest U.S. cities with at least 5,000 residents," that were then, "compared across five safety metrics including reported crime, lethal car accidents, drug overdose deaths, and excessive drinking."

With a population of a little over 34,000, Canton came in with stats of violent crime per capita: 0.0069; property crime per capita: 0.0141; number of traffic deaths per 100,000 people: 8.3363; number of drug overdose deaths per 100,000 people: 20.4587; and percentage of adults reporting excessive drinking: 18.43%.

Learn more about the study at https://smartasset.com/data-studies/americas-safest-suburbs-2025