Winston-Salem State University Police and Public Safety

Jurisdiction and responsibilities

This is the institution's sworn campus law-enforcement organization in Forsyth County. Campus police and municipal or county police are distinct agencies; institutional rules, criminal reporting and emergency response may involve different procedures.

How the agency is organized

The university maintains a campus police and public-safety department providing continuous response. Its emergency-assistance page distinguishes the police non-emergency number from the emergency line, an important difference when contacting the agency about ordinary administrative matters.

Official records and officer resources

Use the university police page for departmental information and its Safe WSSU guidance for immediate assistance. An administrative question, campus conduct report and emergency call follow different routes.

FBI data · 2025

The following figures are from the FBI’s 2025 published agency tables. They describe a reporting period, not current staffing or an assessment of agency performance.

Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer downloads, table 79; published agency label: Winston-Salem State University. Table_79_Full_time_Law_Enforcement_Employees_by_State_by_University_and_College_2025.xlsx

Blank or unavailable values remain “Not published.” Participating agencies and reporting scope vary. Campus figures concern the reporting institution; a city name does not expand them to all local residents. Read the data definitions and limitations.

NC SBI data · 2024

The NC SBI record is published under Winston-Salem State University. Its 2024 reporting-status table lists: Does Not Participate. These earlier figures are presented separately from the FBI’s 2025 tables.

Sources: SBI agency reporting status · SBI law-enforcement personnel.

Personnel are a dated full-time payroll snapshot. Civilian classifications can include jail employees without outside police powers. These are not authorized-position or vacancy counts. Index-crime totals cover selected categories and are not totals of all crime.

Sources and review date

Official agency, government and institutional sources are linked below. Contact details and organizational information were reviewed September 24, 2026. Published statistical years are identified separately.

• Official agency information
• Official agency information
• SBI published 2026 agency roster; historical inventory, not current reporting obligation