Violent crimes that are tracked and included in this rate are armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape (not statutory), and murder and non-negligent manslaughter. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that Winston-Salem's violent crime rate is 1 per one thousand inhabitants, which is about average for all communities in America, across all population sizes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Winston-Salem. Now let us turn to take a look at how Winston-Salem does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This means Winston-Salem is one of the safest places in America in which to live for its size, a very important finding. The US average across communities from the largest to the smallest is 1 in 43.Īdditionally, NeighborhoodScout analyzed all cities and towns in America with a similar population size to Winston-Salem, and we found that the crime rate in Winston-Salem is one of the lowest in the nation for its size. If you live in Winston-Salem, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in the community is 1 in 128.

In North Carolina, only on the order of 20% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Winston-Salem. According to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI crime statistics, Winston-Salem is safer than 66% of the cities and towns in the US of all population sizes.

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