Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Waynesville, NC Crime Grade
How Waynesville grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of North Carolina — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
9/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
North Carolina
7/10
vs. North Carolina cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Waynesville, NC was 424.8 per 100,000 residents (46 incidents over a population of 10,829). That puts Waynesville 31% above the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 31% above the North Carolina statewide rate of 325.3.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Waynesville (red), North Carolina (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Waynesville vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 479.7(51) | 420.5(43) | 554.9(60) | 499.4(54) | 424.8(46) |
| Murder | 9.4(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 18.5(2) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 47.0(5) | 48.9(5) | 74.0(8) | 101.7(11) | 73.9(8) |
| Robbery | 37.6(4) | 19.6(2) | 9.2(1) | 18.5(2) | 18.5(2) |
| Aggravated assault | 385.6(41) | 352.1(36) | 471.7(51) | 360.7(39) | 332.4(36) |
| Property crime | 6104.2(649) | 3491.4(357) | 3246.4(351) | 2848.4(308) | 3093.5(335) |
| Burglary | 752.4(80) | 381.4(39) | 323.7(35) | 258.9(28) | 387.8(42) |
| Larceny | 5135.4(546) | 2934.0(300) | 2728.4(295) | 2469.2(267) | 2539.5(275) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 188.1(20) | 127.1(13) | 166.5(18) | 92.5(10) | 129.3(14) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Waynesville's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to North Carolina cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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