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Salem, OR Crime and Crime Rate

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The Salem crime rate is higher than the Oregon average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #107

Salem, OR	2,003.87
Oregon	1,497.00
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Salem, OR Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Salem, OR	Count	2	44	103	356	828	5,562	641	35
	Salem, OR	Per 100,000	1.2	27.2	63.6	219.7	511.0	3,432.7	395.6	21.6	1,782
	Oregon	Per 100,000	2.0	26.5	52.7	140.8	434.0	2,204.6	240.5	NA	1,271
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Salem, OR	Count	7	47	138	328	983	5,143	656	42
	Salem, OR	Per 100,000	4.4	29.7	87.2	207.3	621.2	3,250.2	414.6	26.5	1,885
	Oregon	Per 100,000	2.0	37.1	61.0	142.7	528.5	2,394.5	250.9	NA	1,439
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Salem, OR	Count	7	40	138	379	1,043	4,958	730	51
	Salem, OR	Per 100,000	4.4	25.4	87.7	240.9	662.8	3,150.9	463.9	32.4	1,919
	Oregon	Per 100,000	2.4	29.2	61.9	154.1	561.7	2,400.9	261.7	NA	1,440
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Salem, OR	Count	3	32	119	365	891	4,641	428	37
	Salem, OR	Per 100,000	1.9	20.5	76.1	233.6	570.1	2,969.6	273.9	23.7	1,645
	Oregon	Per 100,000	2.1	31.4	57.4	156.6	528.1	2,352.8	233.7	NA	1,401
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Salem, OR	Count	1	48	118	316	868	4,761	427	36
	Salem, OR	Per 100,000	0.6	30.8	75.7	202.8	557.1	3,055.4	274.0	23.1	1,661
	Oregon	Per 100,000	2.4	31.7	62.4	155.6	512.6	2,267.7	232.6	NA	1,383
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Salem, OR	Count	5	71	121	379	967	4,617	629	35
	Salem, OR	Per 100,000	3.2	45.7	77.9	244.0	622.5	2,972.4	404.9	22.5	1,896
	Oregon	Per 100,000	2.2	30.5	64.3	157.6	506.5	2,202.6	258.0	NA	1,373
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Salem, OR	Count	9	58	136	369	1,094	5,428	651	40
	Salem, OR	Per 100,000	5.9	37.7	88.4	239.9	711.2	3,528.5	423.2	26.0	2,099
	Oregon	Per 100,000	2.2	30.5	69.7	154.8	550.9	2,432.3	299.0	NA	1,477
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Salem, OR	Count	3	58	132	390	915	5,629	892	30
	Salem, OR	Per 100,000	1.9	37.5	85.4	252.5	592.3	3,643.7	577.4	19.4	2,094
	Oregon	Per 100,000	1.9	33.5	76.4	175.8	609.0	2,529.0	388.2	NA	1,618
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Salem, OR	Count	9	74	129	479	1,073	6,363	831	54
	Salem, OR	Per 100,000	6.0	48.9	85.3	316.8	709.7	4,208.6	549.6	35.7	2,462
	Oregon	Per 100,000	2.3	32.3	72.7	173.0	645.2	2,636.1	390.7	NA	1,655
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Salem, OR	Count	3	53	134	516	1,170	6,752	1,082	32
	Salem, OR	Per 100,000	2.0	35.8	90.5	348.6	790.5	4,561.9	731.0	21.6	2,596
	Oregon	Per 100,000	2.2	34.8	68.1	181.8	758.6	3,112.2	529.0	NA	1,913
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Salem, OR	50.11
Oregon	38.67
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Salem, OR Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Salem, OR	Count	4	1	0	1	2	0
	Salem, OR	Per 100,000	2.5	0.6	0.0	0.6	1.2	0.0	24
	Oregon	Per 100,000	1.7	0.6	0.2	0.4	0.5	0.0	17
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Salem, OR	Count	14	7	1	4	2	0
	Salem, OR	Per 100,000	8.8	4.4	0.6	2.5	1.3	0.0	88
	Oregon	Per 100,000	2.9	1.4	0.4	0.6	0.4	0.0	28
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Salem, OR	Count	4	2	0	1	1	0
	Salem, OR	Per 100,000	2.5	1.3	0.0	0.6	0.6	0.0	25
	Oregon	Per 100,000	2.6	0.9	0.5	0.4	0.5	0.2	25
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Salem, OR	Count	6	2	2	1	1	0
	Salem, OR	Per 100,000	3.8	1.3	1.3	0.6	0.6	0.0	38
	Oregon	Per 100,000	5.3	2.2	0.6	1.6	0.7	0.0	52
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Salem, OR	Count	6	2	1	2	1	0
	Salem, OR	Per 100,000	3.9	1.3	0.6	1.3	0.6	0.0	38
	Oregon	Per 100,000	4.1	1.7	0.5	1.0	0.8	0.0	40
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Salem, OR	Count	11	5	3	1	2	0
	Salem, OR	Per 100,000	7.1	3.2	1.9	0.6	1.3	0.0	70
	Oregon	Per 100,000	5.5	2.7	0.8	1.0	0.9	0.1	54
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Salem, OR	Count	8	6	2	0	0	0
	Salem, OR	Per 100,000	5.2	3.9	1.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	52
	Oregon	Per 100,000	5.0	2.4	1.1	0.9	0.6	0.0	49
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Salem, OR	Count	8	2	0	3	3	0
	Salem, OR	Per 100,000	5.2	1.3	0.0	1.9	1.9	0.0	51
	Oregon	Per 100,000	4.5	2.1	0.7	1.0	0.7	0.0	45
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Salem, OR	Count	10	3	1	3	3	0
	Salem, OR	Per 100,000	6.6	2.0	0.7	2.0	2.0	0.0	66
	Oregon	Per 100,000	3.8	1.8	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.0	38
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Salem, OR	1.51
Oregon	2.09
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Salem, OR Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Salem, OR	Count	316	181	135
	Salem, OR	Per 100,000	195.0	111.7	83.3	1.53
	Oregon	Per 100,000	267.6	165.0	102.7	2.16
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Salem, OR	Count	302	187	115
	Salem, OR	Per 100,000	190.9	118.2	72.7	1.55
	Oregon	Per 100,000	251.3	153.0	98.3	2.02
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Salem, OR	Count	302	187	115
	Salem, OR	Per 100,000	191.9	118.8	73.1	1.55
	Oregon	Per 100,000	256.8	156.8	100.0	2.07
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Salem, OR	Count	308	191	117
	Salem, OR	Per 100,000	197.1	122.2	74.9	1.60
	Oregon	Per 100,000	262.1	159.3	102.8	2.11
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Salem, OR	Count	349	206	143
	Salem, OR	Per 100,000	224.0	132.2	91.8	1.78
	Oregon	Per 100,000	268.7	161.6	107.1	2.15
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Salem, OR	Count	349	206	143
	Salem, OR	Per 100,000	224.7	132.6	92.1	1.79
	Oregon	Per 100,000	269.9	159.2	110.7	2.15
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Salem, OR	Count	308	196	112
	Salem, OR	Per 100,000	200.2	127.4	72.8	1.64
	Oregon	Per 100,000	265.6	157.0	108.6	2.11
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Salem, OR	Count	308	196	112
	Salem, OR	Per 100,000	199.4	126.9	72.5	1.63
	Oregon	Per 100,000	269.9	160.9	109.1	2.15
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Salem, OR	Count	290	185	105
2005	Salem, OR	Count	315	186	129