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The Winston Salem crime rate is much higher than the North Carolina average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #232

Winston Salem, NC	3,200.40
North Carolina	1,869.18
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Winston Salem, NC Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Winston Salem, NC	Count	13	77	428	1,178	3,724	8,467	705	77
	Winston Salem, NC	Per 100,000	5.5	32.3	179.8	494.8	1,564.2	3,556.3	296.1	32.3	2,829
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	5.1	17.5	84.6	215.4	798.2	1,937.8	137.1	NA	1,459
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Winston Salem, NC	Count	15	80	439	892	3,883	8,359	611	72
	Winston Salem, NC	Per 100,000	6.4	33.9	186.2	378.3	1,646.7	3,544.8	259.1	30.5	2,763
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	4.8	18.5	94.9	218.4	921.0	2,058.7	148.3	NA	1,574
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Winston Salem, NC	Count	6	74	428	1,048	4,529	8,490	682	94
	Winston Salem, NC	Per 100,000	2.6	31.5	182.4	446.6	1,929.8	3,617.6	290.6	40.1	2,933
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	4.9	20.3	96.3	231.8	1,018.5	2,185.7	165.3	NA	1,690
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Winston Salem, NC	Count	14	93	444	1,014	4,680	8,522	672	60
	Winston Salem, NC	Per 100,000	6.0	40.0	190.9	436.1	2,012.7	3,664.9	289.0	25.8	3,081
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	5.3	20.7	98.9	224.9	1,099.2	2,251.2	176.4	NA	1,756
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Winston Salem, NC	Count	11	96	449	961	4,482	8,225	642	105
	Winston Salem, NC	Per 100,000	4.7	41.2	192.8	412.6	1,924.2	3,531.1	275.6	45.1	2,964
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	5.0	21.1	100.8	236.5	1,076.9	2,178.4	192.0	NA	1,747
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Winston Salem, NC	Count	15	110	575	1,039	4,532	8,429	827	88
	Winston Salem, NC	Per 100,000	6.5	47.6	248.9	449.8	1,962.1	3,649.3	358.0	38.1	3,233
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	5.3	24.6	126.1	248.4	1,149.5	2,305.2	213.5	NA	1,897
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Winston Salem, NC	Count	19	104	723	1,233	4,670	9,234	1,091	114
	Winston Salem, NC	Per 100,000	8.4	45.9	319.3	544.5	2,062.2	4,077.5	481.8	50.3	3,673
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	6.5	24.8	155.4	280.6	1,210.1	2,544.0	290.0	NA	2,122
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2006	Winston Salem, NC	Count	20	126	669	839	4,289	8,126	1,034	10
	Winston Salem, NC	Per 100,000	10.1	63.8	338.5	424.6	2,170.3	4,111.9	523.2	5.1	3,778
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	6.1	28.2	152.2	289.1	1,212.7	2,567.9	340.2	NA	2,168
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Winston Salem, NC	Count	16	118	608	897	4,016	7,146	956	29
	Winston Salem, NC	Per 100,000	8.2	60.6	312.3	460.7	2,062.6	3,670.1	491.0	14.9	3,550
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	6.7	26.5	145.5	289.4	1,201.1	2,546.2	327.8	NA	2,142
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Winston Salem, NC	0.33
North Carolina	11.22
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Winston Salem, NC Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Winston Salem, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Winston Salem, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	1.4	0.9	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	14
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Winston Salem, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Winston Salem, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	1.2	0.7	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	11
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Winston Salem, NC	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Winston Salem, NC	Per 100,000	0.4	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	4
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	1.2	0.7	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	12
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Winston Salem, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Winston Salem, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	1.2	0.7	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	11
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Winston Salem, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Winston Salem, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	1.0	0.6	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	9
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Winston Salem, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Winston Salem, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	1.1	0.7	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Winston Salem, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Winston Salem, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	1.4	1.0	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	13
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Winston Salem, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Winston Salem, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	1.0	0.6	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.0	10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Winston Salem, NC	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Winston Salem, NC	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	1.2	0.9	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	11
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Winston Salem, NC	2.57
North Carolina	2.93
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Winston Salem, NC Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Winston Salem, NC	Count	725	569	156
	Winston Salem, NC	Per 100,000	304.5	239.0	65.5	2.72
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	347.3	241.3	106.0	2.94
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Winston Salem, NC	Count	693	544	149
	Winston Salem, NC	Per 100,000	293.9	230.7	63.2	2.62
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	344.3	239.0	105.3	2.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Winston Salem, NC	Count	705	547	158
	Winston Salem, NC	Per 100,000	300.4	233.1	67.3	2.67
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	342.1	237.3	104.8	2.90
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Winston Salem, NC	Count	749	585	164
	Winston Salem, NC	Per 100,000	322.1	251.6	70.5	2.87
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	342.5	239.1	103.4	2.91
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Winston Salem, NC	Count	688	528	160
	Winston Salem, NC	Per 100,000	295.4	226.7	68.7	2.61
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	343.7	240.5	103.2	2.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Winston Salem, NC	Count	672	519	153
	Winston Salem, NC	Per 100,000	290.9	224.7	66.2	2.58
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	349.4	240.9	108.5	2.95
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Winston Salem, NC	Count	649	493	156
	Winston Salem, NC	Per 100,000	286.6	217.7	68.9	2.52
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	348.5	239.9	108.6	2.94
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Winston Salem, NC	Count	674	500	174
	Winston Salem, NC	Per 100,000	339.9	252.1	87.7	2.96
	North Carolina	Per 100,000	339.0	238.0	101.0	2.88
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Winston Salem, NC	Count	627	485	142
2005	Winston Salem, NC	Count	605	457	148