Waynesboro police area, Pennsylvania, United States: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 4 out of 10 Above average crime
4/10 in United States · 3/10 in the world
Compared with 10324 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime). 767 places were left out of the comparison (incomplete figures or very few residents).
Weighted crime: 5,063 per 100,000 people (2025)
Figures are for the police agency that covers Waynesboro police area.
Crime by type, as recorded by FBI Crime Data Explorer (2025)
| Type | Count | Per 100,000 a year | All places this source covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | |||
| Murder and non-negligent manslaughter | 2 | 18 | 4.2 |
| Sexual offences | |||
| Rape | 3 | 27 | 36 |
| Violence | |||
| Aggravated assault | 9 | 80.9 | 238.3 |
| FBI summary counts: only aggravated assault, not simple assault. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Robbery | 1 | 9 | 50.4 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Burglary | 14 | 125.9 | 190.5 |
| Larceny-theft | 79 | 710.5 | 1,141 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 8 | 71.9 | 197.5 |
| Other | |||
| Arson | 3 | 27 | 9.1 |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, updated 28 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 2 |
|---|---|
| Sexual offences | 3 |
| Violence | 9 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Theft and burglary | 101 |
| Other | 3 |
Questions about crime in Waynesboro police area
- Is Waynesboro police area safe?
- Waynesboro police area: Safety 4 out of 10 (Above average crime). Compared with 10324 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime). 767 places were left out of the comparison (incomplete figures or very few residents).
- What is the crime rate in Waynesboro police area?
- Waynesboro police area: Weighted crime: 5,063 per 100,000 people (2025).
- How many murders are there in Waynesboro police area?
- Recorded homicides in Waynesboro police area (2025): 2.
Other places nearby
- Chambersburg police area 2/10
- Shippensburg police area 6/10
- Washington Township Police Department, Franklin County police area 5/10
- Cumberland Township Police Department, Adams County police area 9/10
- Gettysburg police area 6/10
- Reading Township police area 10/10
- Eastern Adams Regional police area
- East Pennsboro Township police area 7/10
Sheriffs of Franklin County since 2010
Waynesboro: Mayor not loaded yet. Franklin County: Sheriff Dane Anthony, last known (elected 2019), may have changed. Governor: Josh Shapiro (Democrat)
Dane Anthony
from 2019
results after 2019 not loaded yet
Jim Brown · Republican
2015 – 2019
Incomplete FBI reporting for this term
Dane Anthony
2011 – 2015
Incomplete FBI reporting for this term
Dane Anthony
2007 – 2011
In some cities an appointed manager or police chief, not the mayor, runs the police; in some counties the sheriff mainly runs the jail and the courts.
Mayors: Hilbig, Archived Campaign Websites of U.S. Mayoral Candidates (CC BY 4.0) and city sites. Sheriffs: Mavridis, US Sheriff Election Data (CC BY 4.0), MIT Election Data + Science Lab (CC0) and county election offices. Crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer.
