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Winston-Salem Crime Rate Report (North Carolina)

Winston-Salem crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 20 years with violent crime increasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Winston-Salem for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Winston-Salem in 2025 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 126.46% and the city property crime rate in Winston-Salem was higher than the national property crime rate average by 94.45%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Winston-Salem was higher than the violent crime rate in North Carolina by 124.6% and the city property crime rate in Winston-Salem was higher than the property crime rate in North Carolina by 67.68%.

Property and Violent Crime
Winston-Salem Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Winston-Salem Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Winston-Salem Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault1,572
Arson89
Burglary1,419
Larceny and Theft5,438
Motor Vehicle Theft826
Murder and Manslaughter27
Rape104
Robbery207
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)9,896
Property Crime7,683
Violent Crime1,910
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault2,194
Arson63
Burglary915
Larceny and Theft5,337
Motor Vehicle Theft940
Murder and Manslaughter38
Rape101
Robbery197
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)9,398
Property Crime7,185
Violent Crime2,529

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Winston-Salem Property Crime

Winston-Salem Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Winston-Salem Crime 2025

Winston-Salem Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Winston-Salem Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Winston-Salem Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Winston-Salem, North Carolina crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Winston-Salem crime report data for 2026 was projected from 20 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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