WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — Crime has decreased in Forsyth County, and law enforcement across the county is banding together to keep those numbers down.
On Thursday, the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office and District Attorney Jim O’Neill held a news conference to address the current rate of crime in Winston-Salem and Forsyth County and to speak to law enforcement plans for the summer.
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According to a crime analyst from the Real-Time Intelligence Center, the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office has seen violent crime decrease by 19% since January 2024. Property crime has decreased by 18%.
The Winston-Salem Police Department saw 1,768 violent crimes in 2023 and 1,617 in 2024. So far, in 2025, WSPD has seen 563 violent crimes…