Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Salem has a violent crime rate of 381 per 100,000 residents, 0% below the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 274.6 per 100,000, robbery at 86.4, rape at 19.9. The murder rate is 0.0 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 3,689 per 100,000, 88% above the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 2,824, burglary at 387, vehicle theft at 479 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 10 fatal traffic crashes. Overall, Salem receives a safety grade of F.