Waynesboro, PA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

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 on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Waynesboro:

  • There were 127 total crimes committed in Waynesboro in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,146.4 total crimes per 100K people in Waynesboro.
  • The overall crime rate in Waynesboro is -45.90% below the national average.
  • Waynesboro ranks #623 safest out of 880 cities in Pennsylvania.
  • Waynesboro ranks #4,938 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live 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 1,146.4 per 100,000 people. That's -45.90% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -31.79% lower than the Pennsylvania total crime rate of 1,680.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Waynesboro
/ 100k People
Pennsylvania
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 127 1,146.4 1,680.6 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.0 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 51.4 61.0
Aggravated Assault 12 108.3 161.4 256.0
Violent Crime 15 135.4 245.6 359.0
Burglary 16 144.4 116.7 229.0
Larceny 80 722.2 1,129.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 16 144.4 188.5 259.0
Property Crime 112 1,011.0 1,435.0 1,760.0

Waynesboro Crime Compared To Pennsylvania Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Pennsylvania.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Waynesboro

15
Violent Crimes
135.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-62.28%
Below The National Average
  • There were 15 violent crimes in Waynesboro in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Waynesboro is 135.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 738.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Waynesboro each year. That compares to a 1 in 407.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -62.28% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -44.87% lower than the Pennsylvania violent crime rate of 245.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Waynesboro

112
Property Crimes
1,011.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-42.56%
Below The National Average
  • There were 112 property crimes in Waynesboro in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Waynesboro is 1,011.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 98.9 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 -42.56% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -29.55% lower than the Pennsylvania property crime rate of 1,435.0 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 43,563 1,384 3,177.0 2,463.1 713.9
Chambersburg, PA 22,366 496 2,217.7 1,752.7 465.0
Thurmont, MD 6,832 45 658.7 570.8 87.8

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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