Salem, UT Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Salem, UT 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 35 total crimes committed in Salem in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 312.1 total crimes per 100K people in Salem.
  • The overall crime rate in Salem is -85.27% below the national average.
  • Salem ranks #6 safest out of 85 cities in Utah.
  • Salem ranks #1,295 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 Utah And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Salem is 312.1 per 100,000 people. That's -85.27% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -80.95% lower than the Utah total crime rate of 1,638.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Salem
/ 100k People
Utah
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 35 312.1 1,638.5 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.6 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 27.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 1 8.9 141.7 256.0
Violent Crime 1 8.9 229.6 359.0
Burglary 1 8.9 146.6 229.0
Larceny 32 285.4 1,145.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 1 8.9 116.5 259.0
Property Crime 34 303.2 1,408.9 1,760.0

Salem Crime Compared To Utah Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Salem

1
Violent Crimes
8.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-97.52%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1 violent crimes in Salem in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Salem is 8.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 11,213.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Salem each year. That compares to a 1 in 435.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -97.52% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -96.12% lower than the Utah violent crime rate of 229.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Salem

34
Property Crimes
303.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-82.77%
Below The National Average
  • There were 34 property crimes in Salem in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Salem is 303.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 329.8 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 -82.77% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -78.48% lower than the Utah property crime rate of 1,408.9 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
Provo, UT 112,763 1,666 1,477.4 1,270.8 206.6
Orem, UT 94,571 1,451 1,534.3 1,359.8 174.5
Spanish Fork, UT 46,536 363 780.0 704.8 75.2
Springville, UT 35,521 350 985.3 824.9 160.5
Payson, UT 25,051 207 826.3 698.6 127.7
Mapleton, UT 14,584 62 425.1 342.8 82.3

Salem SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
7
Diversity
5
Safety
9
Amenities
7
Education
9
Commute
8
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