Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Salem has a violent crime rate of 541 per 100,000 residents, 42% above the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 400.7 per 100,000, robbery at 89.9, rape at 45.0. The murder rate is 5.1 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 2,879 per 100,000, 47% above the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 1,977, burglary at 444, vehicle theft at 396 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 10 fatal traffic crashes. Overall, Salem receives a safety grade of F.