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The Salem crime rate is lower than the Massachusetts average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #239

Salem, MA	1,153.97
Massachusetts	1,368.47
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Salem, MA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Salem, MA	Count	0	8	26	120	103	1,019	35	2
	Salem, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	18.7	60.7	280.1	240.4	2,378.2	81.7	4.7	1,220
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	2.0	24.1	89.5	267.6	370.1	1,364.5	122.5	NA	1,139
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Salem, MA	Count	0	3	22	103	135	1,058	45	8
	Salem, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	7.1	51.8	242.5	317.9	2,491.3	106.0	18.8	1,191
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	2.0	31.2	100.2	270.5	459.2	1,455.7	136.3	NA	1,269
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Salem, MA	Count	0	7	17	135	148	754	53	NA
	Salem, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	16.7	40.5	321.2	352.2	1,794.2	126.1	NA	1,153
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	1.8	24.7	98.6	280.4	519.7	1,494.4	138.9	NA	1,282
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Salem, MA	Count	0	15	22	82	173	744	69	NA
	Salem, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	36.1	52.9	197.2	415.9	1,788.8	165.9	NA	1,195
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	2.8	24.7	102.7	298.1	554.6	1,540.3	163.7	NA	1,362
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Salem, MA	Count	1	15	26	146	213	729	73	NA
	Salem, MA	Per 100,000	2.4	36.6	63.4	355.9	519.3	1,777.3	178.0	NA	1,463
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	3.2	26.7	105.0	331.8	576.8	1,598.8	174.9	NA	1,446
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2008	Salem, MA	Count	0	10	15	61	175	584	87	NA
	Salem, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	24.1	36.1	146.9	421.4	1,406.2	209.5	NA	988
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	2.6	26.7	108.8	310.9	555.5	1,648.6	196.0	NA	1,434
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Salem, MA	Count	0	15	21	98	148	614	30	0
	Salem, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	36.1	50.6	236.1	356.6	1,479.3	72.3	0.0	1,077
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	2.9	25.3	108.6	294.7	552.9	1,606.1	232.4	NA	1,421
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Salem, MA	Count	0	10	26	86	191	627	59	0
	Salem, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	23.8	61.9	204.7	454.7	1,492.6	140.5	0.0	1,087
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	2.9	27.1	125.0	292.1	546.5	1,565.4	279.0	NA	1,462
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Salem, MA	Count	0	2	27	69	171	735	67	0
	Salem, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	4.8	64.6	165.1	409.1	1,758.5	160.3	0.0	1,010
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	2.7	27.1	119.0	308.1	541.1	1,527.4	295.1	NA	1,463
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Salem, MA	68.00
Massachusetts	50.44
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Salem, MA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Salem, MA	Count	4	0	2	2	0	0
	Salem, MA	Per 100,000	9.3	0.0	4.7	4.7	0.0	0.0	93
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	4.7	2.0	0.9	1.2	0.5	0.2	47
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Salem, MA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Salem, MA	Per 100,000	2.4	2.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	23
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	5.3	2.2	1.0	1.4	0.6	0.0	53
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Salem, MA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Salem, MA	Per 100,000	2.4	2.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	23
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	2.7	1.2	0.5	0.6	0.3	0.0	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Salem, MA	Count	2	0	2	0	0	0
	Salem, MA	Per 100,000	4.8	0.0	4.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	48
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	5.8	2.6	1.2	1.4	0.5	0.1	57
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Salem, MA	Count	2	1	1	0	0	0
	Salem, MA	Per 100,000	4.9	2.4	2.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	48
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	5.0	2.4	0.9	1.1	0.7	0.0	50
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Salem, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Salem, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	5.2	2.6	0.9	1.0	0.5	0.1	52
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Salem, MA	Count	4	2	1	1	0	0
	Salem, MA	Per 100,000	9.6	4.8	2.4	2.4	0.0	0.0	96
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	5.6	2.7	0.9	1.3	0.7	0.0	56
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Salem, MA	Count	9	4	1	3	1	0
	Salem, MA	Per 100,000	21.4	9.5	2.4	7.1	2.4	0.0	214
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	6.3	2.8	1.4	1.2	0.9	0.0	62
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Salem, MA	1.98
Massachusetts	2.79
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Salem, MA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Salem, MA	Count	100	89	11
	Salem, MA	Per 100,000	233.4	207.7	25.7	2.21
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	307.4	255.1	52.3	2.81
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Salem, MA	Count	101	90	11
	Salem, MA	Per 100,000	237.8	211.9	25.9	2.25
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	302.7	251.0	51.7	2.77
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Salem, MA	Count	97	86	11
	Salem, MA	Per 100,000	230.8	204.6	26.2	2.18
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	298.9	248.8	50.2	2.74
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Salem, MA	Count	91	81	10
	Salem, MA	Per 100,000	218.8	194.7	24.0	2.07
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	304.7	251.6	53.1	2.78
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Salem, MA	Count	90	81	9
	Salem, MA	Per 100,000	219.4	197.5	21.9	2.08
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	301.4	248.7	52.7	2.75
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Salem, MA	Count	85	81	4
	Salem, MA	Per 100,000	202.2	192.7	9.5	1.97
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	262.4	218.2	44.2	2.40
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Salem, MA	Count	85	79	6
	Salem, MA	Per 100,000	204.7	190.2	14.4	1.97
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	321.2	264.4	56.7	2.93
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Salem, MA	Count	89	84	5
	Salem, MA	Per 100,000	214.4	202.4	12.0	2.08
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	319.2	264.3	54.9	2.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Salem, MA	Count	89	84	5
2005	Salem, MA	Count	91	82	9