Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Salem has a violent crime rate of 122 per 100,000 residents, 68% below the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 61.1 per 100,000, robbery at 0.0, rape at 61.1. The murder rate is 0.0 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 916 per 100,000, 53% below the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 428, burglary at 428, vehicle theft at 61 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 6 fatal traffic crashes. Overall, Salem receives a safety grade of F.