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Waynesboro, MS Crime and Crime Rate

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The Waynesboro crime rate is lower than the Mississippi average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #55

Waynesboro, MS	1,512.75
Mississippi	1,583.52
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Waynesboro, MS Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2008	Waynesboro, MS	Count	1	0	13	7	65	43	4	0
	Waynesboro, MS	Per 100,000	17.7	0.0	230.1	123.9	1,150.6	761.2	70.8	0.0	1,536
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	8.1	30.3	102.6	143.9	885.6	1,838.7	216.2	NA	1,581
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Waynesboro, MS	Count	0	0	17	9	86	21	3	0
	Waynesboro, MS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	300.6	159.2	1,520.8	371.4	53.1	0.0	1,490
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	7.1	35.6	98.2	150.3	957.9	1,990.0	252.9	NA	1,686
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827

Hate Crime Index

Waynesboro, MS		-0.25
Mississippi		6.86
U.S.		23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Waynesboro, MS Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2009	Waynesboro, MS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Waynesboro, MS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	2
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Waynesboro, MS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Waynesboro, MS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	5
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Waynesboro, MS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Waynesboro, MS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Waynesboro, MS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Waynesboro, MS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Waynesboro, MS	2.55
Mississippi	2.88
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Waynesboro, MS Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2010	Waynesboro, MS	Count	20	17	3
	Waynesboro, MS	Per 100,000	356.6	303.1	53.5	3.30
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	369.3	220.1	149.2	2.95
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Waynesboro, MS	Count	17	14	3
	Waynesboro, MS	Per 100,000	301.7	248.4	53.2	2.75
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	327.6	202.5	125.1	2.65
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Waynesboro, MS	Count	17	10	7
	Waynesboro, MS	Per 100,000	300.9	177.0	123.9	2.39
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	331.1	203.9	127.2	2.68
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Waynesboro, MS	Count	18	13	5
	Waynesboro, MS	Per 100,000	318.3	229.9	88.4	2.74
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	364.2	219.8	144.3	2.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Waynesboro, MS	Count	19	14	5
2005	Waynesboro, MS	Count	16	13	3