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Salem Crime Rate Report (Massachusetts)

Salem crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 20 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 2019.

The city violent crime rate for Salem in 2019 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 34.48% and the city property crime rate in Salem was lower than the national property crime rate average by 20.69%.

In 2019 the city violent crime rate in Salem was lower than the violent crime rate in Massachusetts by 24.11% and the city property crime rate in Salem was higher than the property crime rate in Massachusetts by 41.84%.

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

2019 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault73
Arson6
Burglary87
Larceny and Theft594
Motor Vehicle Theft46
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape14
Robbery21
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)843
Property Crime727
Violent Crime108
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault9
Arson6
Burglary6
Larceny and Theft699
Motor Vehicle Theft20
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape11
Robbery27
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)841
Property Crime725
Violent Crime47

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Salem Property Crime

Salem Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Salem Crime 2019

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, Massachusetts 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 2026 was projected from 20 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2019.

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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