Waynesville, North Carolina Trend of Violent Crime Rate

Updated on September 18, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2024, there were 54 violent crimes in Waynesville NC, and the violent crime rate per 100K residents was 499.4. Compared to 2023, the violent crime rate decreased by 8%.

The chart below shows the violent crime rate and the table below shows the number of crimes and crime rate from 2010 to 2024.

You can see similar information for other North Carolina cities.

You can also see similar information for other types of crimes.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
Waynesville, NC Violent Crime Rate Per 100K
Waynesville, NC Number and Rate of Violent Crimes
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Year Number of Crimes Crime Rate Per 100K
2010 27 263.13
2011 21 210.13
2012 34 342.09
2014 29 298.60
2015 25 256.67
2016 26 265.28
2017 18 180.42
2018 54 540.49
2019 62 611.08
2020 54 530.77
2021 51 479.68
2022 44 430.32
2023 59 545.69
2024 54 499.40