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Waynesville, NC Crime and Crime Rate

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The Waynesville crime rate is lower than the North Carolina average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #122

Waynesville, NC	1,802.45
North Carolina	1,869.18
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.

Waynesville, NC Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Waynesville, NC	Count	0	5	4	20	101	218	13	2
	Waynesville, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	51.5	41.2	205.9	1,040.0	2,244.6	133.9	20.6	1,674
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	5.1	17.5	84.6	215.4	798.2	1,937.8	137.1	NA	1,459
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2012	Waynesville, NC	Count	0	5	8	21	130	258	25	0
	Waynesville, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	50.3	80.5	211.3	1,308.0	2,595.8	251.5	0.0	2,012
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	4.9	20.3	96.3	231.8	1,018.5	2,185.7	165.3	NA	1,690
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Waynesville, NC	Count	0	1	2	18	152	248	31	1
	Waynesville, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	10.0	20.0	180.1	1,520.9	2,481.5	310.2	10.0	1,797
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	5.3	20.7	98.9	224.9	1,099.2	2,251.2	176.4	NA	1,756
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Waynesville, NC	Count	0	4	4	19	165	256	11	3
	Waynesville, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	39.0	39.0	185.2	1,608.0	2,494.9	107.2	29.2	1,921
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	5.0	21.1	100.8	236.5	1,076.9	2,178.4	192.0	NA	1,747
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Waynesville, NC	Count	0	5	6	16	113	192	12	1
	Waynesville, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	50.4	60.5	161.4	1,139.7	1,936.5	121.0	10.1	1,619
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	5.3	24.6	126.1	248.4	1,149.5	2,305.2	213.5	NA	1,897
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Waynesville, NC	Count	0	8	8	21	117	215	15	1
	Waynesville, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	80.6	80.6	211.7	1,179.3	2,167.1	151.2	10.1	1,943
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	6.5	24.8	155.4	280.6	1,210.1	2,544.0	290.0	NA	2,122
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Waynesville, NC	Count	0	1	3	15	118	251	16	3
	Waynesville, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	10.6	31.8	159.0	1,250.5	2,660.0	169.6	31.8	1,636
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	6.5	26.3	149.5	284.1	1,200.7	2,577.9	308.6	NA	2,136
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Waynesville, NC	Count	0	3	4	21	135	241	29	2
	Waynesville, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	31.3	41.8	219.4	1,410.2	2,517.5	302.9	20.9	1,926
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	6.1	28.2	152.2	289.1	1,212.7	2,567.9	340.2	NA	2,168
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Waynesville, NC	Count	1	4	5	18	103	158	21	1
	Waynesville, NC	Per 100,000	10.4	41.8	52.2	188.0	1,076.1	1,650.6	219.4	10.4	1,693
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	6.7	26.5	145.5	289.4	1,201.1	2,546.2	327.8	NA	2,142
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Waynesville, NC	11.22
North Carolina	11.22
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.

Waynesville, NC Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Waynesville, NC	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Waynesville, NC	Per 100,000	10.3	10.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	102
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	1.4	0.9	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	14
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Waynesville, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Waynesville, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	1.2	0.7	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	11
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Waynesville, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Waynesville, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	1.2	0.7	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	12
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Waynesville, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Waynesville, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	1.2	0.7	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	11
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Waynesville, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Waynesville, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	1.0	0.6	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	9
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Waynesville, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Waynesville, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	1.1	0.7	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Waynesville, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Waynesville, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	1.4	1.0	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	13
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Waynesville, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Waynesville, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	1.0	0.6	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.0	10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Waynesville, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Waynesville, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	1.2	0.9	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	11
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Waynesville, NC	3.65
North Carolina	2.93
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.

Waynesville, NC Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Waynesville, NC	Count	42	34	8
	Waynesville, NC	Per 100,000	432.5	350.1	82.4	3.91
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	347.3	241.3	106.0	2.94
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Waynesville, NC	Count	42	34	8
	Waynesville, NC	Per 100,000	429.6	347.8	81.8	3.89
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	344.3	239.0	105.3	2.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Waynesville, NC	Count	42	34	8
	Waynesville, NC	Per 100,000	422.6	342.1	80.5	3.82
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	342.1	237.3	104.8	2.90
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Waynesville, NC	Count	42	34	8
	Waynesville, NC	Per 100,000	420.3	340.2	80.0	3.80
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	342.5	239.1	103.4	2.91
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Waynesville, NC	Count	42	34	8
	Waynesville, NC	Per 100,000	409.3	331.4	78.0	3.70
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	343.7	240.5	103.2	2.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Waynesville, NC	Count	42	34	8
	Waynesville, NC	Per 100,000	423.6	342.9	80.7	3.83
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	349.4	240.9	108.5	2.95
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Waynesville, NC	Count	40	32	8
	Waynesville, NC	Per 100,000	403.2	322.5	80.6	3.63
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	348.5	239.9	108.6	2.94
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Waynesville, NC	Count	37	31	6
	Waynesville, NC	Per 100,000	392.1	328.5	63.6	3.60
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	339.0	238.0	101.0	2.88
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Waynesville, NC	Count	36	30	6
2005	Waynesville, NC	Count	36	31	5