What is the crime rate in Waynesboro, GA?

In 2023, the Waynesboro Police Department reported 21 violent crimes and 88 property crimes to the FBI.

That is 378 violent and 1,584 property crimes per 100,000 of the 5,555 residents it serves.

Across Georgia the rates were 371 and 1,914.

Nationally they were 386 and 1,950.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Violent per 100,000: 378
Property per 100,000: 1,584
Violent crimes: 21
Property crimes: 88

Crime reported by the Waynesboro Police Department, 2023 to 2023

Offenses known to law enforcement, reported to the FBI; rates per 100,000 residents of the area the department serves
Year	Violent crimes	Violent per 100,000	Property crimes	Property per 100,000	Residents served
2023	21	378	88	1,584	5,555

Waynesboro against Georgia and the nation

Crimes per 100,000 residents, 2023
	Violent crime	Property crime
Waynesboro	378	1,584
Burke County	249	1,517
Georgia	371	1,914
United States	386	1,950

These are rates per resident; they are not adjusted for visitors, commuters or the size of the area, which raise or lower a town’s figures without changing anybody’s risk.

Crime reported in places near Waynesboro, 2023

Each place’s own police department; rates per 100,000 residents served
Place	Distance	Violent per 100,000	Property per 100,000
Waynesboro	—	378	1,584
Hephzibah	15 mi	157	1,228
Millen	20 mi	469	1,373
Jackson	21 mi	60	1,082
Louisville	23 mi	874	1,879
Grovetown	27 mi	22	49
Wadley	27 mi	582	2,198
Harlem	29 mi	97	217
New Ellenton	30 mi	167	1,172

Neighboring departments count the same offenses the same way, but their areas, populations and visitors differ, so a difference between two towns is a starting point for a question, not an answer.

How to read these numbers

These are offenses known to the police and reported to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program: crimes nobody reported, or that a department did not record, are not in them.

Violent crime is murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime is burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft and arson.

A department reports the crimes in the area it polices, which can differ from the town’s boundaries, and the FBI estimates the population it serves.

The FBI asks that these figures not be used to rank places or to judge how safe a neighborhood is: crime depends on many local factors, and the counts describe a whole town, not any street or home.

A year is shown only when the department reported all twelve months.

FBI: Uniform Crime Reporting statistics and their proper use

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