Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Salem has a violent crime rate of 42 per 100,000 residents, 89% below the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 16.9 per 100,000, robbery at 0.0, rape at 16.9. The murder rate is 8.4 per 100,000 (above the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 1,657 per 100,000, 15% below the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 1,396, burglary at 89, vehicle theft at 164 per 100,000 residents. Overall, Salem receives a safety grade of F.