Waynesville, MO Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Waynesville, MO Summary

Crime in Waynesville research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Waynesville 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 Waynesville:

  • There were 90 total crimes committed in Waynesville the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,660.8 total crimes per 100K people in Waynesville.
  • The overall crime rate in Waynesville is -28.54% below the national average.
  • Waynesville ranks #209 safest out of 378 cities in Missouri.
  • Waynesville ranks #5,761 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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Waynesville Vs Missouri And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Waynesville is 1,660.8 per 100,000 people. That's -28.54% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -45.97% lower than the Missouri total crime rate of 3,073.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Waynesville
/ 100k People
Missouri
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 90 1,660.8 3,073.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 11.8 6.3
Robbery 1 18.5 74.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 11 203.0 413.3 268.2
Violent Crime 17 313.7 542.7 369.8
Burglary 8 147.6 378.8 269.8
Larceny 56 1,033.4 1,759.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 9 166.1 393.2 282.7
Property Crime 73 1,347.1 2,531.0 1,954.4

Waynesville Crime Compared To Missouri Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Waynesville

17
Violent Crimes
313.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-15.17%
Below The National Average
  • There were 17 violent crimes in Waynesville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Waynesville is 313.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 318.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Waynesville each year. That compares to a 1 in 184.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -15.17% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -42.20% lower than the Missouri violent crime rate of 542.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Waynesville

73
Property Crimes
1,347.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-31.07%
Below The National Average
  • There were 73 property crimes in Waynesville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Waynesville is 1,347.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 74.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Waynesville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -31.07% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -46.78% lower than the Missouri property crime rate of 2,531.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Waynesville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Rolla, MO 20,321 793 3,902.4 3,351.2 551.2
Lebanon, MO 15,143 475 3,136.8 2,753.7 383.0
St. Robert, MO 6,558 249 3,796.9 3,568.2 228.7
Richland, MO 1,726 25 1,448.4 1,332.6 115.9
Dixon, MO 1,217 40 3,286.8 3,040.3 246.5

Waynesville SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
7
Amenities
6
Education
9
Commute
8
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