Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Salem, OH Crime Grade
How Salem grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Ohio — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
4/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Ohio
5/10
vs. Ohio cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Salem, OH was 103.1 per 100,000 residents (12 incidents over a population of 11,637). That puts Salem 68% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 64% below the Ohio statewide rate of 283.3.
That ranks Salem #1,167 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 69% of them, and #93 of 213 in Ohio. Violent crime is down 55% year over year and down 31% over the last five years.
Salem, OH crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- B (4/10)
- Ohio Grade
- B (5/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 103.1 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,167 of 3,771
- OH rank
- #93 of 213
- Safer than
- 69% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 55%
- 5-year change
- down 31%
- Population
- 11,637
- Reporting agency
- Salem Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Salem Police Department (FBI ORI OH0150600) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Salem (red), Ohio (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Salem vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 148.6(17) | 135.9(16) | 137.3(16) | 231.5(27) | 103.1(12) |
| Murder | 8.7(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 26.2(3) | 17.0(2) | 51.5(6) | 42.9(5) | 25.8(3) |
| Robbery | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 17.2(2) | 17.2(2) | 8.6(1) |
| Aggravated assault | 113.6(13) | 118.9(14) | 68.6(8) | 171.5(20) | 68.7(8) |
| Property crime | 1887.9(216) | 1664.4(196) | 1475.9(172) | 1372.1(160) | 1185.9(138) |
| Burglary | 139.8(16) | 178.3(21) | 94.4(11) | 77.2(9) | 51.6(6) |
| Larceny | 1678.2(192) | 1392.7(164) | 1347.2(157) | 1243.5(145) | 1099.9(128) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 69.9(8) | 93.4(11) | 34.3(4) | 42.9(5) | 34.4(4) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Salem, OH Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Salem Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Salem calculated?
- Salem's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Ohio state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Ohio cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Salem Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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