2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Elko, NV vs Winston-Salem, NC

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- Winston-Salem has 18% more violent crime than Elko.
- Winston-Salem has 29% more property crime than Elko.
 Elko, NVWinston-Salem, NCUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock34.722.7
 Property Crime53.3  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Elko    4 Reviews

Elko is like all small Nevada towns - limited in many things and the only change as far as the eye can see are over priced housing starts, drugs and crime. I really like  More

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Over 16 years ago

Spent my teen years in Elko & my parents still live there. It is extremely isolated. Life revolves around the mining industry. The old ranching families that live  More

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Over 17 years ago

Elko has an economy that is fairly typical of mining areas, that is, boom and bust. I've lived here for about 16 or so years. It's boomed tremendously twice and busted  More

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Reviews for Winston-Salem    26 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Winston Salem is a corrupt and sad city. Many residents aren't open to new comers and crime is rampant. The abysmal crime rate is due in part to the corrupt and  More

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Over 5 years ago

I’ve lived here since 2008 and the community is beautiful and quiet. Convenient to everything and if you’re not a lazy person you can walk to Walmart, the bank,  More

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I didn't fully appreciate WS until I left. I still have family and friends there, and when I visit (I've lived in various places, now in the midwest for about 20 years)  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Elko, NevadaCrime Index
 Spring Creek, NV16.1
 Lamoille, NV19.55
 Oasis, NV19.55
 Osino, NV22.05
 Crescent Valley, NV26.85
 Wells, NV30.75
 Carlin, NV32.05
 Elko, NV40.85
 Eureka, NV44.5
 Montello, NV46.25

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