Winston Salem Crime: A searchable database of crime in Winston-Salem

About Winston Salem Crime

This is a free site that allows visitors to view reports of crime in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

This site is not affiliated with the City of Winston-Salem Police Department.

Data Source

The data that this site uses is publicly available through the Winston-Salem Police Department's web site. Every morning at around 6 AM all reports from the prior day are made available. Then at about 6:30 we download and process that data for use on this site. Consequently, it could take up to 31 hours for a report to appear on this site.

The WSPD data contains:

The date and time the incident was reported
A brief description of the type of report made
A street or intersection near where the reported incident took place

Data Reliability

The data on this site is as accurate as the data supplied by the WSPD.

Mapping

In order to map or provide distance calculations this site must try to resolve a street or intersection into a geographic point. This process is known as geocoding. Geocoding is a complicated process. While our geocoding is done in a highly reliable way, at times mismatches between a street and the geographic location may occur. To verify a crime report at a precise location you will need to contact the WSPD.

Although this site uses Google Maps to map crime reports, Google and Google Maps are not associated with this site in any way.

Web Site

This site was designed and developed by Hypothesis, a Winston-Salem based technology firm.

Sponsor

If you would be interested in sponsoring this web site please contact us using the form below.

Contact

You can use the following form if you wish to contact us regarding any issue:

First Name
Last Name
E-Mail
Subject
Comments

Local News

Giants Edge Patriots In Thriller; It Was Madonna Dance Party At Half Triumphing in a thriller, quarterback Eli Manning led the New York Giants on Sunday to their second Super Bowl victory over the New England Patriots in four years. ...
Woman, 21, Dies In Burlington Shooting According to police, a woman is shot and killed during a robbery at an apartment on Stout Street in Burlington.
Romney Scores Nevada Win As Race Heads To Other States Mitt Romney swept into victory in the Nevada caucuses, sliding back into frontrunner status with his second win in a row as the race for the Republican nomination heads to other states. ...
Police: Husband, Wife Shot To Death In Home Invasion A husband and wife are found shot to death after a home invasion in Reidsville early Saturday, Rockingham County deputies say.
Teen Killed In Single-Car Crash In High Point A 19-year-old woman was killed in a single-car crash in High Point early Saturday, police said.
The 20 Most Entertaining Super Bowl Tweets In the social media age, you don't need to be at a party to enjoy clever or catty comments about the Super Bowl. ...
UNC Campuses Slated For New Fee, Tuition Increases The University of North Carolina is preparing to raise tuition and fees by about $470 next year for in-state undergraduates.
Police: Mom Injects Substance Into Daughter's IV Police said a mother of four has been arrested after surveillance cameras in her 5-month-old daughter's hospital room caught her injecting an unknown substance into her child's IV line.
Gov. Perdue's Plan Not To Run Won't Resolve Tax Fight North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue said her decision not to seek re-election will help her speak out on raising the sales tax for education.
Interstate 40 West Reopens As Fallen Rocks Removed North Carolina motorists have free sailing again on Interstate 40 through the mountains after crews cleared away rock slides that blocked the highway.
Police Seek Man Who Robbed Latina Community Credit Union Winston-Salem police say they are looking for a man who robbed the Latina Community Credit Union on Friday morning.
NC House Leaders Slam ACLU On Prayer Complaint Republican leaders in the North Carolina House of Representatives say a complaint about prayers in the legislature shows a prominent civil liberties group is out of touch.
Man Pleads Guilty In Somer Thompson's Death A 26-year-old man has pleaded guilty in the abduction and killing a 7-year-old Florida girl who was found in a landfill in 2009.
Woman Charged In Beheading Plot Held Without Bond A federal judge in North Carolina has ruled that a Raleigh school administrator accused of paying a hit man to behead three witnesses in a terrorism case should be held without bond until her trial.
Kids Left Home Alone Rescued From Fire Two children are in critical condition after they were found unconscious inside a burning home late Thursday night.
How Stressed Are You? Take Quiz To Find Out Daily stress is normal. But too much stress can lead to serious health problems. How stressed are you? Take this test to find out.
Super Bowl Urban Legends Revealed The Super Bowl has gathered its share of tall tales and urban legends throughout the years. Which ones are true, and which ones are as authentic as the tooth fairy?
NC State Worker Says Bosses Planted GPS On His Car A supervisor at the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles says his bosses tried to discredit him by planting a GPS tracking device in his car.
Images: Greensboro Police Seek Help Finding Thieves The Greensboro police are asking for the public's help in finding two individuals who they say stole items from a store on South Elm Eugene Street on Jan. 25. Those with information should call Crime Stoppers at 336-373-1000.
NC Catholics Say Play Insults Virgin Mary Charlotte Roman Catholics led by Bishop Peter Jugis are protesting the production of a play they say is insulting to the Virgin Mary.
Parents Accuse East Forsyth Coach Of Bullying A Winston-Salem high school coach has apologized after a 15-year-old student recorded him during a profanity-laced confrontation over text messages he and another official sent to a 16-year-old female student.
Western NC Town Fights Wave Of Counterfeit Cash The Secret Service is assisting police in a western North Carolina town as they try to get to the bottom of an outbreak of counterfeit cash.

Giants Edge Patriots In Thriller; It Was Madonna Dance Party At Half
Triumphing in a thriller, quarterback Eli Manning led the New York Giants on Sunday to their second Super Bowl victory over the New England Patriots in four years. ...

Woman, 21, Dies In Burlington Shooting
According to police, a woman is shot and killed during a robbery at an apartment on Stout Street in Burlington.

Romney Scores Nevada Win As Race Heads To Other States
Mitt Romney swept into victory in the Nevada caucuses, sliding back into frontrunner status with his second win in a row as the race for the Republican nomination heads to other states. ...

Police: Husband, Wife Shot To Death In Home Invasion
A husband and wife are found shot to death after a home invasion in Reidsville early Saturday, Rockingham County deputies say.

Teen Killed In Single-Car Crash In High Point
A 19-year-old woman was killed in a single-car crash in High Point early Saturday, police said.

The 20 Most Entertaining Super Bowl Tweets
In the social media age, you don't need to be at a party to enjoy clever or catty comments about the Super Bowl. ...

UNC Campuses Slated For New Fee, Tuition Increases
The University of North Carolina is preparing to raise tuition and fees by about $470 next year for in-state undergraduates.

Police: Mom Injects Substance Into Daughter's IV
Police said a mother of four has been arrested after surveillance cameras in her 5-month-old daughter's hospital room caught her injecting an unknown substance into her child's IV line.

Gov. Perdue's Plan Not To Run Won't Resolve Tax Fight
North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue said her decision not to seek re-election will help her speak out on raising the sales tax for education.

Interstate 40 West Reopens As Fallen Rocks Removed
North Carolina motorists have free sailing again on Interstate 40 through the mountains after crews cleared away rock slides that blocked the highway.

Police Seek Man Who Robbed Latina Community Credit Union
Winston-Salem police say they are looking for a man who robbed the Latina Community Credit Union on Friday morning.

NC House Leaders Slam ACLU On Prayer Complaint
Republican leaders in the North Carolina House of Representatives say a complaint about prayers in the legislature shows a prominent civil liberties group is out of touch.

Man Pleads Guilty In Somer Thompson's Death
A 26-year-old man has pleaded guilty in the abduction and killing a 7-year-old Florida girl who was found in a landfill in 2009.

Woman Charged In Beheading Plot Held Without Bond
A federal judge in North Carolina has ruled that a Raleigh school administrator accused of paying a hit man to behead three witnesses in a terrorism case should be held without bond until her trial.

Kids Left Home Alone Rescued From Fire
Two children are in critical condition after they were found unconscious inside a burning home late Thursday night.

How Stressed Are You? Take Quiz To Find Out
Daily stress is normal. But too much stress can lead to serious health problems. How stressed are you? Take this test to find out.

Super Bowl Urban Legends Revealed
The Super Bowl has gathered its share of tall tales and urban legends throughout the years. Which ones are true, and which ones are as authentic as the tooth fairy?

NC State Worker Says Bosses Planted GPS On His Car
A supervisor at the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles says his bosses tried to discredit him by planting a GPS tracking device in his car.

Images: Greensboro Police Seek Help Finding Thieves
The Greensboro police are asking for the public's help in finding two individuals who they say stole items from a store on South Elm Eugene Street on Jan. 25. Those with information should call Crime Stoppers at 336-373-1000.

NC Catholics Say Play Insults Virgin Mary
Charlotte Roman Catholics led by Bishop Peter Jugis are protesting the production of a play they say is insulting to the Virgin Mary.

Parents Accuse East Forsyth Coach Of Bullying
A Winston-Salem high school coach has apologized after a 15-year-old student recorded him during a profanity-laced confrontation over text messages he and another official sent to a 16-year-old female student.

Western NC Town Fights Wave Of Counterfeit Cash
The Secret Service is assisting police in a western North Carolina town as they try to get to the bottom of an outbreak of counterfeit cash.