Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Winston-Salem, NC Crime Grade
How Winston-Salem grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of North Carolina — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
10/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
North Carolina
10/10
vs. North Carolina cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Winston-Salem, NC was 682.5 per 100,000 residents (1,757 incidents over a population of 257,431). That puts Winston-Salem Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 110% above the North Carolina statewide rate of 325.3.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Winston-Salem (red), North Carolina (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Winston-Salem vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 1156.8(2,892) | 1179.5(2,964) | 890.4(2,245) | 811.3(2,061) | 682.5(1,757) |
| Murder | 15.2(38) | 12.7(32) | 17.1(43) | 11.4(29) | 10.1(26) |
| Rape | 43.2(108) | 37.0(93) | 35.7(90) | 46.8(119) | 36.1(93) |
| Robbery | 95.6(239) | 112.2(282) | 97.2(245) | 97.2(247) | 73.4(189) |
| Aggravated assault | 1002.8(2,507) | 1017.5(2,557) | 740.5(1,867) | 655.8(1,666) | 562.9(1,449) |
| Property crime | 4080.4(10,201) | 3922.9(9,858) | 3048.4(7,686) | 2961.3(7,523) | 2782.9(7,164) |
| Burglary | 702.0(1,755) | 715.1(1,797) | 631.4(1,592) | 570.8(1,450) | 504.2(1,298) |
| Larceny | 3023.6(7,559) | 2821.0(7,089) | 2005.7(5,057) | 2007.9(5,101) | 1949.6(5,019) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 329.2(823) | 366.5(921) | 389.9(983) | 355.1(902) | 300.3(773) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Winston-Salem's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to North Carolina cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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