Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Salem, VA Crime Grade
How Salem grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Virginia — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
4/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Virginia
3/10
vs. Virginia cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Salem, VA was 153.2 per 100,000 residents (40 incidents over a population of 26,107). That puts Salem Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 25% below the Virginia statewide rate of 203.3.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Salem (red), Virginia (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 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 51.3(13) | 94.7(24) | 125.7(32) | 89.8(23) | 153.2(40) |
| Murder | 3.9(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 3.9(1) | 43.4(11) | 35.3(9) | 23.4(6) | 11.5(3) |
| Robbery | 15.8(4) | 23.7(6) | 27.5(7) | 19.5(5) | 7.7(2) |
| Aggravated assault | 27.6(7) | 27.6(7) | 62.8(16) | 46.9(12) | 134.1(35) |
| Property crime | 1922.9(487) | 1912.9(485) | 1740.0(443) | 1858.9(476) | 1187.4(310) |
| Burglary | 102.7(26) | 161.7(41) | 204.2(52) | 257.8(66) | 68.9(18) |
| Larceny | 1634.7(414) | 1514.6(384) | 1370.8(349) | 1472.3(377) | 1041.9(272) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 165.8(42) | 228.8(58) | 153.2(39) | 125.0(32) | 72.8(19) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Salem's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to Virginia cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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