Salem, OH Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Salem:

  • There were 212 total crimes committed in Salem the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,800.3 total crimes per 100K people in Salem.
  • The overall crime rate in Salem is -22.54% below the national average.
  • Salem ranks #292 safest out of 426 cities in Ohio.
  • Salem ranks #6,095 safest out of 9,869 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 doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people 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 1,800.3 per 100,000 people. That's -22.54% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -16.62% lower than the Ohio total crime rate of 2,159.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Salem
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 212 1,800.3 2,159.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.0 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 66.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 14 118.9 191.6 268.2
Violent Crime 16 135.9 308.8 369.8
Burglary 21 178.3 318.8 269.8
Larceny 164 1,392.7 1,359.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 11 93.4 171.7 282.7
Property Crime 196 1,664.4 1,850.3 1,954.4

Salem Crime Compared To Ohio Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Ohio.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Salem

16
Violent Crimes
135.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-63.26%
Below The National Average
  • There were 16 violent crimes in Salem in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Salem is 135.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 736.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Salem each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -63.26% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -56.00% lower than the Ohio violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Salem

196
Property Crimes
1,664.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-14.84%
Below The National Average
  • There were 196 property crimes in Salem in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Salem is 1,664.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 60.1 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 -14.84% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -10.05% lower than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,850.3 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 59,944 2,132 3,556.7 2,871.0 685.6
Boardman, OH 39,490 1,530 3,874.4 3,646.5 227.9
Austintown, OH 35,462 676 1,906.3 1,804.7 101.5
Alliance, OH 21,817 603 2,763.9 2,452.2 311.7
Struthers, OH 9,976 51 511.2 350.8 160.4
Campbell, OH 7,815 56 716.6 601.4 115.2
Canfield, OH 7,551 33 437.0 423.8 13.2
Columbiana, OH 6,806 21 308.6 308.6 0.0
Sebring, OH 4,154 43 1,035.1 842.6 192.6
Lisbon, OH 2,566 8 311.8 311.8 0.0

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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