Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Salem has a violent crime rate of 249 per 100,000 residents, 35% below the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 168.0 per 100,000, robbery at 48.3, rape at 32.2. The murder rate is 0.0 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 1,673 per 100,000, 15% below the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 1,367, burglary at 200, vehicle theft at 106 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 30 fatal traffic crashes. Overall, Salem receives a safety grade of F.