Winston-Salem, NC Vehicle Theft Crime Rates and Maps

Vehicle Theft Grade™

Overall Crime Grade	D
Violent Crime Grade	D+
Property Crime Grade	D+

Which crimes are included?

1 in 511

Your yearly chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in the Winston-Salem area is about 1 in 511.

$30

Vehicle Theft costs the average Winston-Salem resident about $30 per year.

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Crime Grade's vehicle theft map shows the safest places in the Winston-Salem area in green. The most dangerous areas in the Winston-Salem area are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Winston-Salem, NC Safe from Vehicle Theft?

The D grade means the rate of vehicle theft is higher than the average US city. Winston-Salem is in the 18th percentile for safety, meaning 82% of cities are safer and 18% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to the Winston-Salem area's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of vehicle theft in the Winston-Salem area is 1.958 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in the Winston-Salem area generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in the Winston-Salem area may be as high as 1 in 270 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 1,830 in the southwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more vehicle theft occurs in the central parts of Winston-Salem, NC: about 369 per year. The southwest part of the Winston-Salem area has fewer cases of vehicle theft with only 31 in a typical year.

How Winston-Salem's Vehicle Theft Rate Compares

The chart below compares the vehicle theft rate in the Winston-Salem area to the North Carolina state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Winston-Salem, NC:	1.958
North Carolina:	2.069
USA:	2.785

Considering only the vehicle theft rate, the Winston-Salem area is as safe as the North Carolina state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Vehicle Theft in Winston-Salem, NC

Vehicle Theft is projected to cost the residents of Winston-Salem about $20,927,228 in 2025, or roughly $30 per resident. This is part of the Winston-Salem area's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Winston-Salem, including every crime type and how Winston-Salem compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Vehicle Theft Map

Remember that vehicle theft rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Winston-Salem's crime maps on the Winston-Salem overall crime page.

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Vehicle Theft Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of vehicle theft in the Winston-Salem area is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to the Winston-Salem area.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Vehicle Theft Crime Grade
Bethania, NC	C	C	C	D
Pfafftown, NC	B-	B+	B-	D+
Clemmons, NC	C	B-	C	D
Walkertown, NC	C-	C-	C-	D
Lewisville, NC	C+	B	B-	D+
Midway, NC	B-	C+	B	D+
Wallburg, NC	B+	C-	A-	B-
Kernersville, NC	D+	C+	D+	D
Bermuda Run, NC	B	B	B-	A-
Enon, NC	B-	C	C+	B-

Vehicle Theft in City with Similar Populations

Winston-Salem is higher versus other cities of the same size for vehicle theft. The table below compares vehicle theft in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Vehicle Theft Crime Grade
Des Moines, IA	C+	C+	C+	D-
Provo, UT	B-	C+	C+	C-
Madison, WI	C-	B-	B-	D-
Daytona Beach, FL	A-	B+	B+	B-
Syracuse, NY	C+	D	D	C
Ogden, UT	D+	B-	B-	D+
Wichita, KS	D-	D-	D-	D
Poughkeepsie, NY	B-	C-	C-	C+
Akron, OH	D+	C	C	D-
Springfield, MA	C+	D	D	C-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Winston-Salem, NC average SchoolGrade of B, with 45% actual proficiency versus 40% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Winston-Salem schools on SchoolGrade

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Winston-Salem, NC Vehicle Theft Rates and Vehicle Theft Maps

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