Waynesboro, PA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Waynesboro, PA Summary

Crime in Waynesboro research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Waynesboro over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Waynesboro:

  • There were 161 total crimes committed in Waynesboro the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,473.7 total crimes per 100K people in Waynesboro.
  • The overall crime rate in Waynesboro is -36.59% below the national average.
  • Waynesboro ranks #259 safest out of 365 cities in Pennsylvania.
  • Waynesboro ranks #5,236 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Waynesboro Vs Pennsylvania And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Waynesboro is 1,473.7 per 100,000 people. That's -36.59% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -27.53% lower than the Pennsylvania total crime rate of 2,033.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Waynesboro
/ 100k People
Pennsylvania
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 161 1,473.7 2,033.6 2,324.2
Murder 3 27.5 7.9 6.3
Robbery 3 27.5 83.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 16 146.5 264.6 268.2
Violent Crime 27 247.1 389.5 369.8
Burglary 19 173.9 248.6 269.8
Larceny 108 988.6 1,274.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 7 64.1 121.0 282.7
Property Crime 134 1,226.5 1,644.1 1,954.4

Waynesboro Crime Compared To Pennsylvania Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Pennsylvania.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Waynesboro

27
Violent Crimes
247.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-33.17%
Below The National Average
  • There were 27 violent crimes in Waynesboro in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Waynesboro is 247.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 404.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Waynesboro each year. That compares to a 1 in 256.7 chance statewide.
  • That's -33.17% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -36.55% lower than the Pennsylvania violent crime rate of 389.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Waynesboro

134
Property Crimes
1,226.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-37.24%
Below The National Average
  • There were 134 property crimes in Waynesboro in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Waynesboro is 1,226.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 81.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Waynesboro each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -37.24% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -25.40% lower than the Pennsylvania property crime rate of 1,644.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Waynesboro

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Hagerstown, MD 43,548 1,204 2,764.8 2,052.9 711.9
Chambersburg, PA 21,131 649 3,071.3 2,721.1 350.2
Thurmont, MD 6,645 33 496.6 436.4 60.2

Waynesboro SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
7
Affordability
6
Diversity
6
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8.5
Education
5
Commute
7
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