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Total crime 15%
Violent crime 50%
Property crime 9%
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Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2020 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2021; this is the most current data available.
Crime data for this area is not available from the FBI. Either data from local enforcement agencies is applied or estimates are created based on demographic data including, but not limited to: home prices, income per capita and population density.
StatisticReportedincidents/100k peopleWaynesville/100k peopleIllinois/100k peopleNational/100k people
Total crime0n/a (estimate)2,706 (estimate)1,9852,346
Murdern/an/an/a9.16.5
Rapen/an/an/a40.438.4
Robberyn/an/an/a97.473.9
Assaultn/an/an/a278.9279.7
Violent crimen/an/a (estimate)581 (estimate)426388
Burglaryn/an/an/a246.4314.2
Theftn/an/an/a1,143.51,398.0
Vehicle theftn/an/an/a169.5246.0
Property crimen/an/a (estimate)2,125 (estimate)1,5591,958

Key findings

  • Waynesville crime rates are 15% higher than the national average
  • Violent crimes in Waynesville are 50% higher than the national average
  • In Waynesville you have a 1 in 37 chance of becoming a victim of crime
  • Waynesville is safer than 16% of the cities in the United States
  • Year over year crime in Waynesville has decreased by 12%

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      Daily Crime In Waynesville (per 100,000 people)

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      Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Waynesville

      The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Waynesville is 1 in 173
      The chance of being a victim of property crime in Waynesville is 1 in 48
      The chance of being a victim of crime in Waynesville is 1 in 37

      Year Over Year Crime In Waynesville (per 100,000 people)

      Waynesville police department

      ItemWaynesvilleIllinoisNational
      Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)n/a30,690558,732
      Police officers & civilians /1000 residentsn/a2.63.3

      Sex offenders in Illinois

      StateTotal offendersIllinois /100KNational /100K
      Illinois32,213263266
      There are a total of 32,213 sex offenders in Illinois. This yields a total of 263 sex offenders in Illinois per 100,000 residents which is 1% less than the national average.

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      Maroa, IL1,724581,2791,337
      Waynesville, IL4635812,1252,706

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      Waynesville, IL4635812,1252,706
      Source: The Waynesville, IL crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2020. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.