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United States / North Carolina / Winston-Salem Metro Area / Forsyth County / Kernersville / Zip Codes
Kernersville, NC has a lower rate of violent crime than the US average. The violent crime rate in Kernersville is 17.6, compared to the US average of 22.7. However, property crime is higher in Kernersville than the US average with a rate of 63.2 in comparison to 35.4 nationwide. This suggests that while residents may feel safer from violent crimes in Kernersville, they should still take precautions against property crime and theft.

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Kernersville violent crime is 17.6. (The US average is 22.7)
Kernersville property crime is 63.2. (The US average is 35.4)
NOTE: Click on the links below to see charts for each crime category.
 Violent Crimes  - Murder  Rape  Robbery  Assault
 Property Crimes  - Burglary  Larceny  Auto Theft
Kernersville, NC Crime History
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Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
2000711.8031.3226.8453.78423.91321.96836.1265.9
2001545.4023126.3396.274411056.46189.4195.2
2002485.85.622.684.7372.86575.2999.85321.1254.2
2003483.3055.465.4362.46050.8976.64782.3292
2004446.7034.468.7343.65762.51016.14535.4211.1
2005585.84.843.291.2446.55147.2926.73961.2259.3
2006582.9022.9114.7445.24819.4927.23676.5215.7
2007389.7026.9103259.85039.21119.83686.5232.9
2008561.84.435.1131.7390.75750.2930.64578.2241.4
2009403.1030.783.3289.25188946.54026.8214.7
2010362.9016.946.4299.64363.8666.83570.4126.6
2011405.7012.864.1328.84561849.83570.2140.9
2012461038.142.3380.74800.6630.23984.3186.1
2013025.580.72594305.2700.53383.9220.8
2014342.2021.184.5236.63873.6519.63223.1131
20164264.229.296.1296.54773.8630.73992.8150.4
20178.399.1214.75156.5606.94343.2206.4
20184.157211.63947.7451.83337.3158.7
2019260.203280.1148.14567.7452.43959.2156.1

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k		 Property
per 100k		 Pop. Miles Data
Year
Winston-Salem, NC712.45,416.6232,529102014
High Point, NC730.83,288.477,169102019
Walnut Cove, NC69.32,910.61,443132011
Greensboro, NC818.73,689.0232,761142019
King, NC130.93,227.76,053192019
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k		 Property
per 100k		 Pop. Miles Data
Year
Lexington, NC639.64,292.420,292242019
Reidsville, NC752.26,375.814,899282019
Elon, NC65.5671.47,165322019
Eden, NC595.73,472.615,310332019
Salisbury, NC735.04,171.033,761382019

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Martin · Greenville, NC
Nice quaint town
Over 3 years ago

I lived here for a little under a year. It's a safe, quiet town that has the luxury of having a lot of necessities within walking distance. Not the most happening place,  More

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cindy · Kernersville, NC
Entertainment
Over 9 years ago

Kernersville has a lot of family entertainment and social events. The Honeybee Festival in the late summer has a display of many artist's works. There is the  More

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cindy · Kernersville, NC
Economy
Over 9 years ago

I would NOT say Kernersville is on the economic downturn. We have lived here for 22 years and in this time frame the town has changed tremendously with added grocery  More

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