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Waynesville Crime Rate Report (Missouri)

Waynesville crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 21 years with violent crime increasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Waynesville for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Waynesville in 2025 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 32.97% and the city property crime rate in Waynesville was lower than the national property crime rate average by 32.59%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Waynesville was higher than the violent crime rate in Missouri by 4.28% and the city property crime rate in Waynesville was lower than the property crime rate in Missouri by 37.07%.

Property and Violent Crime
Waynesville Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Waynesville Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Waynesville Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault11
Arson0
Burglary7
Larceny and Theft44
Motor Vehicle Theft6
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape13
Robbery0
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)75
Property Crime57
Violent Crime24
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault16
Arson0
Burglary4
Larceny and Theft36
Motor Vehicle Theft9
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape13
Robbery0
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)66
Property Crime48
Violent Crime28

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Waynesville Property Crime

Waynesville Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Waynesville Crime 2025

Waynesville Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Waynesville Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Waynesville Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Waynesville, Missouri crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Waynesville crime report data for 2026 was projected from 21 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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