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Salem Crime Rate Report (Illinois)

Salem crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 16 years with violent crime increasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Salem for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Salem in 2025 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 3.42% and the city property crime rate in Salem was higher than the national property crime rate average by 22.76%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Salem was higher than the violent crime rate in Illinois by 26.06% and the city property crime rate in Salem was higher than the property crime rate in Illinois by 24.98%.

Property and Violent Crime
Salem Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Salem Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Salem Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault8
Arson2
Burglary43
Larceny and Theft72
Motor Vehicle Theft16
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape11
Robbery3
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)141
Property Crime131
Violent Crime22
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault13
Arson2
Burglary18
Larceny and Theft0
Motor Vehicle Theft12
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape13
Robbery2
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)10
Property Crime0
Violent Crime28

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Salem Property Crime

Salem Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Salem Crime 2025

Salem Crime 2026

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, Illinois 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 found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Salem crime report data for 2026 was projected from 16 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

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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