Gibbs is a neighborhood of 4,670 residents in Canton, close to downtown · Updated November 2026
Is Gibbs in Canton safe?
Gibbs is among the higher-crime places in the US: an overall CrimeGrade™ of D+, with more crime than the neighborhoods where 88% of Americans live. Violent crime grades D and property crime C. Canton as a whole grades B+. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Gibbs run from C to D-, so check the map below.
D+
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 305 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
12% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Gibbs as a whole, and 88% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Gibbs scores 305.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Gibbs, Canton, OH at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Gibbs in Canton, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out in Gibbs
Burglaries and aggravated assaults both run high. In Gibbs, each runs at more than double the US rate: 6.0 burglaries and 6.2 aggravated assaults a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.4 and 2.6 nationally.
Car thefts happen at homes far more often than nationally. In Canton as a whole, 63% of reported car thefts happen at homes, against 33% nationally.
Crime rates and types in Gibbs
CrimeGrade™ estimates Gibbs has about 60 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 62% more than the US as a whole and close to Canton as a whole.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
Assault is the most common crime in Gibbs, about 54% of everything reported, and it also accounts for the largest share of what crime costs here.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Where and when crime happens in Canton
The Canton Police Department polices Gibbs; these figures cover Canton as a whole, 2022 to 2024.
In Canton as a whole, 81% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Thefts from cars happen most often at homes: 48% of them, against 34% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (81%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Homes (63%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Theft from cars
Homes (48%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Vandalism
Homes (65%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Robbery
Homes (38%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Aggravated assault
Homes (68%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
How Gibbs compares with nearby neighborhoods
Of the 10 neighborhoods closest to Gibbs, 7 have less crime. Austin Estates and Ellet have the least.
Two things set Gibbs apart: it has 7 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole, and 11.4% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally. Places with few jobs tend to report less theft and robbery, yet theft runs higher here than that would suggest.
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Gibbs: C- (26 of 100).NoneUS: noneLower than for 95% of residents of US city neighborhoods
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.7 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 94% of residents of US city neighborhoods
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft and assault. 69% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.C- (28 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 61% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.11.4% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 85% of residents of US city neighborhoods
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What crime costs Gibbs
Crime costs Gibbs about $1,966 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 63% more than the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $9.7 million a year, or $2,067 per resident.
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Gibbs means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
Schools in Gibbs, Canton, OH average a SchoolGrade of F: 31% of students test proficient, against 16% projected for schools like them. Overall, they exceed expectations. See schools in Gibbs on SchoolGrade
