CurrentCrimeMap

Data through June 2026, Winston-Salem Police Department

Crime in Winston-Salem, NC

The violent crime rate in Winston-Salem is 725 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to June 2026, 66% above the average of the 302 cities and county areas we cover. That is −11% compared with the previous 12 months.

Downtown Winston-Salem, North Carolina, with its old factory smokestacks.
Photo: Indy beetle, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

The numbers

12 months to Jun 2026

Violent crime

725 per 100,000 residents, per year

1,867 reported in the 12 months to Jun 2026

−11% vs. the previous 12 months

Property crime

2,821 per 100,000 residents, per year

7,262 reported in the 12 months to Jun 2026

−9% vs. the previous 12 months

All reported

3,546 per 100,000 residents, per year

9,129 reported in the 12 months to Jun 2026

Annual rates: reported incidents over the last 12 months per 100,000 residents (population 257,431, U.S. Census).

What counts as violent and property crime

Counted the FBI's way, the same for every city: violent crime is homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime is burglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson. Simple assault is not counted as violent. How we count

Where Winston-Salem sits among covered places

violent, per 100k, per year

725

Winston-Salem has the 50th-highest rate of the 302 cities and county areas on this site, higher than 252 of the other 301.

Carmel 51avg 437Detroit 1,632

The ring is Winston-Salem; the tick is the average of all 302 cities and county areas.

PlaceViolent per 100kRank
Rockford, IL75145
Springfield, IL74746
Corpus Christi, TX74547
Gulfport, MS74348
Rapid City, SD74049
Winston-Salem, NC72550
Buffalo, NY71551
Aurora, CO71152
Chattanooga, TN70553
Greensboro, NC70254
Columbia, SC69955

The places closest to Winston-Salem in the ranking, highest rate first. See all 302 cities and county areas

Winston-Salem crime map

cities around it
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SaferHigher rateViolent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, for each whole city. The colors are not crime locations.

The FBI publishes citywide totals from Winston-Salem Police Department, not where each crime happened, so this map fills Winston-Salem and the 7 covered cities around it with each one’s whole-city rate instead of plotting crimes.

Of the 8 covered cities nearest Winston-Salem, all 8 have a lower violent crime rate. The closest is Greensboro, NC, 24 miles away.

Winston-Salem and the covered places nearest to it, with each one’s violent crime rate and distance
PlaceViolent per 100kDistance
Winston-Salem, NC725
Greensboro, NC70224 mi
Charlotte, NC49970 mi
Durham, NC51377 mi
Cary, NC5883 mi
Raleigh, NC38392 mi
Fayetteville, NC563101 mi
Raleigh County, WV (Sheriff)County area, not drawn on the map158126 mi
Columbia, SC699147 mi
About the colors and distances

Colors use the same scale as the rest of the site, from the lowest to the highest violent crime rate among the 302 cities and county areas we cover. City outlines from the U.S. Census Bureau. Distances are straight-line, between city centers.

Reported crime by type

12 months to Jun 2026
OffenseReportedPer 100kvs. previous monthvs. a year earlier
HomicideViolent238.9—+5%
About these categories

The FBI publishes city totals by family, not a full breakdown by offence, so homicide is the only type Winston-Salem Police Department reports separately here. Red means more than before, green means fewer. “Not yet” means the site does not have that month from a year earlier.

Month by month

Jul 2025 to Jun 2026

Violent crime −11%

0100200300JulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun136203
Violent crimes per month in Winston-Salem, NC, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026 and a year earlier
MonthViolent crimesMonth a year earlierViolent crimes
Jul 2025152Jul 2024178
Aug 2025152Aug 2024170
Sep 2025171Sep 2024171
Oct 2025143Oct 2024205
Nov 2025173Nov 2024170
Dec 2025151Dec 2024221
Jan 2026150Jan 2025149
Feb 2026138Feb 2025129
Mar 2026190Mar 2025166
Apr 2026155Apr 2025144
May 2026156May 2025184
Jun 2026136Jun 2025203

Homicides +5%

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Homicides per month in Winston-Salem, NC, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026 and a year earlier
MonthHomicidesMonth a year earlierHomicides
Jul 20252Jul 20240
Aug 20258Aug 20243
Sep 20254Sep 20241
Oct 20251Oct 20242
Nov 20252Nov 20242
Dec 20251Dec 20245
Jan 20261Jan 20251
Feb 20263Feb 20251
Mar 20260Mar 20250
Apr 20260Apr 20251
May 20261May 20252
Jun 20260Jun 20254

5 in 2026 through June, 9 in the same months of 2025. Compare with other places

Every month since Jul 2023
Reported crime per month in Winston-Salem, NC
MonthViolentPropertyHomicides
Jun 20261365350
May 20261566121
Apr 20261556000
Mar 20261906280
Feb 20261385023
Jan 20261504421
Dec 20251515961
Nov 20251735892
Oct 20251435611
Sep 20251716464
Aug 20251527608
Jul 20251527912
Jun 20252036564
May 20251846502
Apr 20251446381
Mar 20251666510
Feb 20251296231
Jan 20251496241
Dec 20242217955
Nov 20241706542
Oct 20242056722
Sep 20241716181
Aug 20241706403
Jul 20241787570
Jun 20242006026
May 20241716410
Apr 20241615845
Mar 20241675182
Feb 20241204891
Jan 20241315542
Dec 20231655882
Nov 20231245842
Oct 20232045795
Sep 20231845823
Aug 20231907520
Jul 20232136785

How Winston-Salem compares

per 100k, per year

Similar size

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
43Toledo, OH7642,437264,490Jun 2026
50Winston-Salem, NC7252,821257,431Jun 2026
138Glendale, AZ3792,221260,498May 2026
167Chesapeake, VA3291,489257,012Aug 2026
186Laredo, TX2851,000262,723Aug 2026
193Irving, TX2591,531258,220Aug 2026
237Garland, TX1851,474251,332Aug 2026
244Scottsdale, AZ1711,617247,258Jul 2026
253Pinellas County, FL (Sheriff)147687257,198Aug 2026
281Frisco, TX102738244,103Aug 2026

The 10 places closest to Winston-Salem in population, Winston-Salem included, highest violent crime rate first.

Same state

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
50Winston-Salem, NC7252,821257,431Jun 2026
54Greensboro, NC7022,980310,328Dec 2025
84Fayetteville, NC5632,608209,151Aug 2026
98Durham, NC5133,439307,140Aug 2026
102Charlotte, NC4993,0181,035,037Sep 2026
137Raleigh, NC3832,132508,719Aug 2026
141Wilmington, NC3782,893127,752Sep 2026
298Cary, NC58700184,680Oct 2026

All 8 places in North Carolina on this site, highest violent crime rate first.

Nearby

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
50Winston-Salem, NC7252,821257,431Jun 2026
54Greensboro, NC7022,980310,328Dec 2025
55Columbia, SC6992,910147,021Aug 2026
82Charleston, WV5683,66945,958Sep 2026
84Fayetteville, NC5632,608209,151Aug 2026
98Durham, NC5133,439307,140Aug 2026
102Charlotte, NC4993,0181,035,037Sep 2026
137Raleigh, NC3832,132508,719Aug 2026
246Raleigh County, WV (Sheriff)15880053,245Aug 2026
298Cary, NC58700184,680Oct 2026

The 9 places on this site closest to Winston-Salem by distance, highest violent crime rate first.

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to

Figures are what each agency reports to the FBI, over the last 12 months it has reported in full, so the months differ. See all 302 cities and county areas in the rankings

Compare Winston-Salem side by side with Durham, Greensboro or Fayetteville, or with any other place.

Other cities in North Carolina

7 city pages, closest first

North Carolina as a whole has 312 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, as reported to the FBI over the 12 months to Jun 2026; Winston-Salem’s rate is 133% above the state’s.

GreensboroCharlotteDurhamCaryRaleighFayettevilleWilmington

All 8 cities in North Carolina

Common questions

answered with the data above
Is Winston-Salem safe?

By reported violent crime, Winston-Salem is well above the average of the 302 cities and county areas on this site: 725 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to June 2026, −11% versus the previous 12 months. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood, so the citywide figure is only a starting point.

Is there a crime map for Winston-Salem?

This site does not have one for Winston-Salem. The figures on this page come from the FBI, which receives city totals rather than locations, so CurrentCrimeMap shows how Winston-Salem compares with nearby places such as Greensboro, NC instead of a street-level map.

What is the crime rate in Winston-Salem?

725 violent and 2,821 property crimes per 100,000 residents per year, based on 9,129 incidents reported to Winston-Salem Police Department over the 12 months to June 2026.

Is crime in Winston-Salem going up or down?

It is going down: violent crime −11% and property crime −9% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before.

How many homicides has Winston-Salem had in 2026?

Winston-Salem Police Department reported 5 homicides from January to June 2026, the latest month it has reported in full, against 9 in the same months of 2025. Over the 12 months to Jun 2026 the count was 23, or 9 per 100,000 residents.

Where does the data come from?

From Winston-Salem Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset NC0340200). We count reported incidents by month and offense type and divide by the Census population. Reported crime undercounts actual crime; see the methodology page for what the numbers leave out.

Moving to or visiting Winston-Salem

12 months to June 2026

What these numbers leave out: most crime never reaches the police. In the federal victim survey (BJS, 2024), about half of violent crimes and less than a third of property crimes were reported, and only a quarter of everyday thefts. Rates are per resident, so busy downtowns and tourist areas look worse than they are for the people who visit them.

The official source is FBI Crime Data Explorer. For what to look for, and what not to read into a rate, see how to read US crime numbers.

Source and dates

NC0340200
Source
Winston-Salem Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset NC0340200)
Latest complete month
June 2026
History on this site
July 2023 to June 2026 (42 months)
Update schedule
Winston-Salem Police Department reports monthly to the FBI under the national NIBRS standard. We refresh every morning and publish the most recent 12 months the agency has reported in full.
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Monthly counts by offense (JSON)