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Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Winston-Salem, North Carolina local scene.

Winston-Salem safety

Winston-Salem safety planning belongs at the block, creek, and storm route

Winston-Salem’s overall safety row is Good. Its 2024 FBI annual city rates are 812 violent crimes per 100,000 and 2,961 property crimes per 100,000. Those rates offer citywide information, not a description of every block, home, parking area, arrival time, or trip home. Review lighting, crossings, locks, visibility, and the final route from care, groceries, parks, or an evening destination.

For Winston-Salem, the hazard rows list Natural Disaster Risk Moderate, Flood Risk High, Wildfire Risk Low, Storm Risk High, Heat Risk Moderate, and Drought Risk Low, with 6 major disaster declarations since 2000. Salem Creek, Salem Lake, drainage, lower levels, trees, power, heavy rain, and emergency access deserve a property level review.

The safety picture

Winston-Salem’s Good overall row sits beside 812 violent crimes per 100,000 and 2,961 property crimes per 100,000 in the 2024 FBI annual city rates. Neither a label nor a rate describes every block.

Violent Crime
812 per 100k

Moderate

Property Crime
2,961 per 100k

Good

Day to day confidence

Winston-Salem’s home entry, lighting, parking, creek crossings, low lying routes, storm weather, and evening arrival can matter as much as a city rate when choosing an address.

Major Disaster Declarations Since 2000
6

Weather and natural risks

Review each risk in its own right before choosing a neighborhood or property.

Natural Disaster Risk
Moderate
Flood Risk
High
Wildfire Risk
Low
Storm Risk
High
Heat Risk
Moderate
Drought Risk
Low

Winston-Salem in everyday life

Could Winston-Salem work for you?

What may work well

  • Winston-Salem’s city rates provide a defined starting point for a careful block review.
  • Salem Creek, Salem Lake, Washington Park, Quarry Park, Old Salem, and Reynolda provide specific destinations to inspect from a chosen home.
  • The hazard rows identify flood, storm, heat, wildfire, drought, and emergency planning questions rather than leaving them invisible.

What to think about

  • A citywide Good label and annual rates still leave every block, home, and front door for review.
  • High flood and storm rows make drainage, power, insurance, trees, and route planning important.
  • Creek crossings, low lying routes, heat, lighting, parking, and evening arrival can change the practical trip home.

Before choosing a Winston-Salem address, check the local route

  1. Inspect the block and entry

    Review lighting, sidewalks, crossings, parking, locks, stairs, slope, doorway surfaces, lower levels, visibility, and the route after dark.

  2. Review water and storm exposure

    Ask about drainage, flood notices, trees, power, storm preparation, heavy rain, insurance, and emergency access for the property and road.

  3. Map essential trips and help

    Identify care, pharmacy, groceries, family support, emergency contacts, transportation, parking, greenway access, and a route home that remains workable in difficult weather.

  4. Keep crime and hazards distinct

    Read the Good overall row, the 812 and 2,961 city rates, the High flood and storm rows, the Moderate natural and heat rows, and 6 major declarations as separate planning inputs.

Questions retirees ask

Is Winston-Salem safe for retirement?

Winston-Salem’s overall row is Good, with 2024 city rates of 812 violent crimes per 100,000 and 2,961 property crimes per 100,000. The hazard rows also list High flood and storm risk. Review the exact block, home entry, evening route, drainage, power, and emergency access rather than using one city label.

What are Winston-Salem’s crime rates?

The FBI’s 2024 annual city rows report 812 violent crimes per 100,000 and 2,961 property crimes per 100,000. They are citywide rates, not a description of every neighborhood, home, parking area, or trip home.

Does Winston-Salem have flood risk?

The published hazard row lists Flood Risk High. Salem Creek, Salem Lake, lower levels, drainage, insurance, road access, trees, power, and the emergency plan make the exact home worth reviewing.

What natural hazards should Winston-Salem residents plan for?

The published rows list Natural Disaster Risk Moderate, Flood Risk High, Wildfire Risk Low, Storm Risk High, Heat Risk Moderate, and Drought Risk Low, with 6 major disaster declarations since 2000. Match supplies, contacts, medications, power, transport, and shelter questions to the chosen home.

Do Winston-Salem greenways affect daily safety?

They can affect creek crossings, surfaces, lighting, parking, heat exposure, and the route back to a home. Inspect the actual connection from the address and keep the High flood and storm rows in the plan.

Winston-Salem’s safety review is strongest when the city rates, hazard rows, Salem Creek setting, lighting, entry, drainage, and return route are considered together without turning them into a simple verdict. For Winston-Salem’s address review, choose Save, Compare, or Find my fit.

Sources

Safety depends on the neighborhood, the places you go each day, transportation, and personal comfort.

Use official local sources and recent neighborhood-level context before choosing where to stay, rent, or buy.

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