Salem Crime Rate Report (Oregon)

Salem crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 12 years with violent crime increasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Salem for 2013 is expected to be lower than in 2010.

The city violent crime rate for Salem in 2010 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 23.21% and the city property crime rate in Salem was higher than the national property crime rate average by 32.11%.

In 2010 the city violent crime rate in Salem was higher than the violent crime rate in Oregon by 23% and the city property crime rate in Salem was higher than the property crime rate in Oregon by 28.99%.
Salem Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita Salem Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Salem Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2010 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault316
Arson36
Burglary868
Forcible Rape48
Larceny and Theft4,761
Motor Vehicle Theft427
Murder and Manslaughter1
Robbery118
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)6,343
Property Crime6,056
Violent Crime483
2013 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault529
Arson29
Burglary649
Forcible Rape46
Larceny and Theft2,758
Motor Vehicle Theft277
Murder and Manslaughter4
Robbery101
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)3,983
Property Crime3,696
Violent Crime680

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Salem Property Crime Salem Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Salem Crime 2010 Salem Crime 2013

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Salem Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison Salem Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Salem, Oregon crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends and crime data available from previous years of actual reported data. In this case, the Salem crime report data for 2013 was projected from 12 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2010.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.
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