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Salem, SC crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

According to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI crime statistics, Salem is safer than 66% of the cities and towns in the US of all population sizes. In South Carolina, only on the order of 18% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Salem. If you live in Salem, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in the community is 1 in 40. The US average across communities from the largest to the smallest is 1 in 43.

However, when you compare Salem to other communities of similar population, then Salem crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Regardless of how Salem does relative to all communities in America of all sizes, when NeighborhoodScout compared it to communities of similar population size, its crime rate per thousand residents stands out as higher than most.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Salem does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Salem.

Importantly, our analysis shows that Salem has one of the lowest violent crime rates in all of America, across cities and towns of all sizes. Murder, rape, armed robbery and aggravated assault happen far less frequently here than in most places. Your chance of becoming a victim? Just one in 10000. Salem's violent crime rate is just 0 per 1,000 residents.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that Salem's rate for property crime is 25 per one thousand population. This makes Salem a place where there is an above average chance of becoming a victim of a property crime, when compared to all other communities in America of all population sizes. Property crimes are motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny, and burglary. Your chance of becoming a victim of any of these crimes in Salem is one in 40.

Salem Crime Data

total Crime Index

66

(100 is safest)


Safer than 66% of U.S. cities.

Salem Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

0

3

3

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

0.00

24.79

24.79

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
0.0
4.91
National Median: 4
    Salem
    South Carolina

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 10,000

in Salem

1 in 204

in South Carolina

Salem Violent Crimes

Population: 121
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 21,156 133,294 220,450 893,980
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.40 0.66 2.68

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
24.79
23.08
National Median: 20
    Salem
    South Carolina

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 40

in Salem

1 in 43

in South Carolina

Property Crimes

Population: 121
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported

United States Property Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,293 4,672,363 942,173
Rate per 1,000 2.70 14.02 2.83

Salem Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
4
28
National Median: 27.0
    Salem
    South Carolina

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