Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Salem has a violent crime rate of 152 per 100,000 residents, 60% below the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 104.5 per 100,000, robbery at 34.8, rape at 13.1. The murder rate is 0.0 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 1,556 per 100,000, 21% below the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 1,349, burglary at 107, vehicle theft at 100 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 30 fatal traffic crashes. Overall, Salem receives a safety grade of F.