Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Waynesboro, VA Crime Grade
How Waynesboro grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Virginia — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
7/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Virginia
5/10
vs. Virginia cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Waynesboro, VA was 251.3 per 100,000 residents (60 incidents over a population of 23,877). That puts Waynesboro 23% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 24% above the Virginia statewide rate of 203.3.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Waynesboro (red), Virginia (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Waynesboro 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 | 266.4(61) | 213.9(49) | 229.5(53) | 245.0(58) | 251.3(60) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 8.4(2) | 4.2(1) |
| Rape | 83.0(19) | 39.3(9) | 43.3(10) | 54.9(13) | 54.4(13) |
| Robbery | 21.8(5) | 30.6(7) | 13.0(3) | 25.3(6) | 16.8(4) |
| Aggravated assault | 161.6(37) | 144.1(33) | 173.2(40) | 156.3(37) | 175.9(42) |
| Property crime | 1821.3(417) | 1899.3(435) | 1956.9(452) | 1541.8(365) | 1541.2(368) |
| Burglary | 179.1(41) | 174.6(40) | 164.5(38) | 169.0(40) | 163.3(39) |
| Larceny | 1428.2(327) | 1532.6(351) | 1593.2(368) | 1161.7(275) | 1214.6(290) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 183.4(42) | 174.6(40) | 186.2(43) | 185.9(44) | 142.4(34) |
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: Waynesboro's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to Virginia 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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