Waynesboro, GA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Waynesboro, GA 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 198 total crimes committed in Waynesboro the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,550.9 total crimes per 100K people in Waynesboro.
  • The overall crime rate in Waynesboro is 52.78% above the national average.
  • Waynesboro ranks #190 safest out of 233 cities in Georgia.
  • Waynesboro ranks #8,644 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 Georgia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Waynesboro is 3,550.9 per 100,000 people. That's 52.78% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 47.50% higher than the Georgia total crime rate of 2,407.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Waynesboro
/ 100k People
Georgia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 198 3,550.9 2,407.4 2,324.2
Murder 1 17.9 8.8 6.3
Robbery 2 35.9 65.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 43 771.2 293.8 268.2
Violent Crime 47 842.9 400.1 369.8
Burglary 29 520.1 290.7 269.8
Larceny 113 2,026.5 1,478.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 9 161.4 238.2 282.7
Property Crime 151 2,708.0 2,007.4 1,954.4

Waynesboro Crime Compared To Georgia Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Waynesboro

47
Violent Crimes
842.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
127.93%
Above The National Average
  • There were 47 violent crimes in Waynesboro in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Waynesboro is 842.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 118.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Waynesboro each year. That compares to a 1 in 249.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 127.93% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 110.68% higher than the Georgia violent crime rate of 400.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Waynesboro

151
Property Crimes
2,708.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
38.56%
Above The National Average
  • There were 151 property crimes in Waynesboro in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Waynesboro is 2,708.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 36.9 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 38.56% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 34.91% higher than the Georgia property crime rate of 2,007.4 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
Statesboro, GA 33,590 835 2,485.9 2,182.2 303.7
Aiken, SC 31,985 1,303 4,073.8 3,479.8 594.0
North Augusta, SC 24,957 612 2,452.2 2,283.9 168.3
Grovetown, GA 17,161 141 821.6 687.6 134.0
Sandersville, GA 5,540 36 649.8 523.5 126.4
Hephzibah, GA 3,778 82 2,170.5 2,144.0 26.5
Millen, GA 2,913 84 2,883.6 2,540.3 343.3

Waynesboro SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
5
Affordability
7
Diversity
8.5
Safety
4
Amenities
8
Education
6
Commute
8.5
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