Winston Salem Police Department

Winston Salem Police Department is the municipal law-enforcement agency for the City of Winston-Salem in Forsyth County, North Carolina, based at 1200 N. Patterson Avenue.. The department serves residents, businesses, and visitors within Winston-Salem limits in Forsyth County. Its area of responsibility covers patrol and response to calls for service, traffic enforcement, criminal investigations inside the city, and community policing programs that support local neighborhoods and commercial corridors. Winston-Salem sits in a North Carolina corridor that mixes residential neighborhoods with local commerce, and the police department is the primary local law-enforcement presence for day-to-day public safety inside the city. Public safety emergencies in Winston-Salem should be reported by dialing 911.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 2023), Winston-Salem city, NC has an estimated population of 250,887.