Forsyth County, NC has a significantly higher rate of violent crime than the U.S. average. The violent crime rate in Forsyth County is 27.5 compared to the US average of 22.7. Similarly, the property crime rate for Forsyth County is 68.5 compared to the US average of 35.4 which is also significantly higher than the national average. This shows that Forsyth County has a much larger crime problem than most other parts of the United States and should be taken seriously by local law enforcement officials who need to take steps to reduce this trend in violent and property crime rates.
Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)
Forsyth County violent crime is 27.5. (The US average is 22.7)
Forsyth County property crime is 68.5. (The US average is 35.4)
NOTE: The city of Forsyth, North Carolina does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.