Salem, OH Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Salem, OH Summary

Crime in Salem research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Salem over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Salem:

  • There were 186 total crimes committed in Salem in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,595.1 total crimes per 100K people in Salem.
  • The overall crime rate in Salem is -24.73% below the national average.
  • Salem ranks #263 safest out of 387 cities in Ohio.
  • Salem ranks #6,312 safest out of 9,896 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Salem Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Salem is 1,595.1 per 100,000 people. That's -24.73% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -13.54% lower than the Ohio total crime rate of 1,844.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Salem
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 186 1,595.1 1,844.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.0 5.0
Robbery 2 17.2 45.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 20 171.5 197.4 256.0
Violent Crime 27 231.5 293.7 359.0
Burglary 9 77.2 206.0 229.0
Larceny 145 1,243.5 1,132.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 5 42.9 212.5 259.0
Property Crime 159 1,363.5 1,551.2 1,760.0

Salem Crime Compared To Ohio Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Ohio.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Salem

27
Violent Crimes
231.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-35.50%
Below The National Average
  • There were 27 violent crimes in Salem in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Salem is 231.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 431.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Salem each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -35.50% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -21.16% lower than the Ohio violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Salem

159
Property Crimes
1,363.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-22.53%
Below The National Average
  • There were 159 property crimes in Salem in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Salem is 1,363.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 73.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Salem each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -22.53% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -12.10% lower than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,551.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Salem

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Youngstown, OH 58,850 2,025 3,441.0 2,752.8 688.2
Austintown, OH 35,491 527 1,484.9 1,383.4 101.4
Alliance, OH 21,490 502 2,336.0 2,061.4 274.5
Struthers, OH 9,877 134 1,356.7 1,073.2 283.5
Girard, OH 9,434 153 1,621.8 1,378.0 243.8
Campbell, OH 7,815 56 716.6 601.4 115.2
Canfield, OH 7,588 30 395.4 342.6 52.7
Columbiana, OH 6,819 26 381.3 308.0 73.3

Salem SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8
Diversity
5
Safety
6
Amenities
8.5
Education
5
Commute
8.5
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