Crimes By Category

The following is a list of the names of the crimes reported by the Winston-Salem Police Department. The list is broken down into categories. Clicking on a category will perform a search of all crimes reported in the last week. Clicking on a specific crime will search within the last month.

Searches done by clicking on these links will return results within a radius of 10 miles from the approximate city center of Winston-Salem.

Violent

Aggravated Assault Firearm
Aggravated Assault Knife
Aggravated Assault Other Weapon
Assault
Kidnaping
Murder
Rape
Robbery Strongarm
Robbery With Firearm
Sex Offense Other

Property

B&E Nonresidence
B&E Residence
Larceny
Larceny Bicycle
Larceny From Auto
Larceny Purse Snatching
Larceny Shoplifting
Larceny Vending Machine
Motor Vehicle Theft
Unauthorized Use Of Vehicle
Vandalism
Larceny of gas

Suspicious Activity

50b Violation
Disturbance
Prowler Or Suspicious Person
Suspicious Biological
Suspicious Vehicle
Trespassing

Motor Vehicle

Direct Traffic
DUI
Traffic Accident Hit & Run
Traffic Accidents
Traffic Violation Complaint
Traffic Violation Reckless

Other

Abandoned Vehicle
Alarms
Animal Cruelty
Animal Other
Animal Vicious
Assist Motorist
Assist Personnel Outside Agency
Barking Dogs
Bomb Threat
Check On Welfare Of Person
Communicating Threats
Criminal Offense Other
Deceased Person
Disorderly Conduct
Dog Bite
Drug Violation
E911 Hangup
Embezzlement
Employee Injury
Escort
Firearm Violation
Forgery Counterfeit
Fraud
Gambling
Harassing Phone Calls
ID Technical Activities
Impersonating Officer
Investigative Support
License Check
Liquor Law Violation
Mental Subject
Missing Person High Risk
Missing Person Not At Risk
Obscene Phone Calls
Offense Against Family
Open Doors Or Windows
Other Miscellaneous Calls
Parking Complaints
Patrol Activity
Problem Solving Activity
Prostitution
Public Drunk
Recovered Stolen Property
Runaway
Special Duty
Suicide Related
Translator
Trouble Neighbors Or Juveniles
Truancy
Unknown Trouble
Violation City Ordinance
Warrant Services
Weapon Violation
Hypothesis Web Design

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