Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Salem has a violent crime rate of 0 per 100,000 residents, 100% below the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 0.0 per 100,000, robbery at 0.0, rape at 0.0. The murder rate is 0.0 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 331 per 100,000, 83% below the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 308, burglary at 23, vehicle theft at 0 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 37 fatal traffic crashes. The area has experienced 182 federally declared disasters. Overall, Salem receives a safety grade of C+.