Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Salem has a violent crime rate of 189 per 100,000 residents, 50% below the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 146.0 per 100,000, robbery at 17.2, rape at 25.8. The murder rate is 0.0 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 2,929 per 100,000, 49% above the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 2,568, burglary at 301, vehicle theft at 60 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 11 fatal traffic crashes. Overall, Salem receives a safety grade of F.