The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Stark County, OH
Stark County is home to 373,700 residents and includes Canton and Massillon · Updated November 2026
Is Stark County, OH safe?
Yes, crime in Stark County is low, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of A-. Because most US neighborhoods are safe as well, Stark County sits near the middle: safer than the neighborhoods where 46% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A- here. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Stark County run from A+ to F, so check the map or the safest and least safe places below.
A-
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 819 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
46% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Stark County as a whole, and 54% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Stark County scores 819.
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 Stark County, OH at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Stark County, 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 Stark County
Burglary stands out among A-graded counties. For the typical resident of an A-graded US county, the figure is 1.4 burglaries a year per 1,000 residents; Stark County has 2.8.
Vehicle theft runs low. Stark County has 1.2 car thefts a year per 1,000 residents, about half the US rate of 2.7.
The safest and most dangerous places in Stark County
Most of Stark County grades well: 86% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and 5% in areas graded D or F. Grades across Stark County run from A+ to F; 66% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
86%
A or B 86%C 9%D or F 5%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Cities and towns in Stark County with at least 1,000 residents. Ranked by overall CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer), and the other numbers are residents.
Across the county, the Canal Fulton area has the least crime and the Canton area the most.
Is crime going up in Stark County?
Reported violent crime in Stark County peaked in 2021 and has fallen 11% since, back near its 2019 level. Property crime is down 28% from 2019. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 3.7 to 3.5 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts from about 24 to 17 (US: 18). In 2024 alone, violent crime rose 11% and property crime fell 13%.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
Stark CountyUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police departments across Stark County. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, Stark County
Violent, US
Property, Stark County
Property, US
2016
-14%
+4%
+9%
+15%
2017
-6%
+4%
+9%
+12%
2018
-5%
+0%
+4%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
+6%
+4%
-3%
-8%
2021
+7%
+6%
-8%
-10%
2022
-5%
+5%
-3%
-6%
2023
-14%
+2%
-17%
-7%
2024
-4%
-4%
-28%
-15%
Crime rates and types in Stark County
CrimeGrade™ estimates Stark County has about 38 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, about the same as the US as a whole and close to Ohio.
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.
The largest share of crime reported in Stark County is assault, about 44% of the total. It also makes up 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 Stark County
These figures come from the reports of the police departments across Stark County, 2022 to 2024.
In Stark County, 69% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Thefts from cars happen most often at homes: 42% of them, against 34% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (69%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Homes (54%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Theft from cars
Homes (42%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Vandalism
Homes (54%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Robbery
Homes (34%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Aggravated assault
Homes (66%)
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 Stark County compares with nearby counties
Stark County has more crime than 8 of its 10 nearest counties. Harrison County and Carroll County have the least crime nearby.
One thing sets Stark County apart: it has 7% of its residents in dense blocks, against 24% nationally. Places like that tend to report less robbery; here robbery sits near the national middle.
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 Stark County: D- (11 of 100).NoneUS: noneLower than for 86% of Americans
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery.7% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 73% of Americans
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. 80% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (16 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 56% of Americans
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Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.83% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 57% of Americans
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary and arson.6.5% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 52% of Americans
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.43 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 52% of Americans
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 Stark County
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Stark County about $944 a year per household, 22% less than the US figure of $1,205. The total is about $147 million a year.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost rises to about $415 million a year, or $1,111 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$15 million
$40
Rape
$10 million
$28
Robbery
$3.1 million
$8
Assault
$66 million
$176
Burglary
$9.4 million
$25
Theft
$21 million
$56
Vehicle theft
$6.9 million
$19
Arson
$650,000
$2
Vandalism
$14 million
$39
Total
$147 million
$392
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 Stark County 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 Stark County, OH average a SchoolGrade of B-: 61% of students test proficient, against 46% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in Stark County on SchoolGrade
