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Salem, IL Crime and Crime Rate

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The Salem crime rate is higher than the Illinois average crime rate and is about the same as the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #525

Salem, IL	1,714.85
Illinois	1,616.00
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, IL Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2013	Salem, IL	Count	0	3	1	2	54	298	8	2
	Salem, IL	Per 100,000	0.0	40.8	13.6	27.2	734.8	4,055.0	108.9	27.2	1,689
	Illinois	Per 100,000	5.5	25.4	137.6	204.0	452.1	1,659.8	162.5	NA	1,342
	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, IL	Count	0	1	3	4	56	280	5	4
	Salem, IL	Per 100,000	0.0	13.4	40.2	53.6	750.2	3,750.8	67.0	53.6	1,530
	Illinois	Per 100,000	5.8	27.7	151.2	230.0	552.2	1,826.9	199.5	NA	1,515
	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, IL	Count	0	1	0	2	72	274	8	0
	Salem, IL	Per 100,000	0.0	13.3	0.0	26.6	959.0	3,649.4	106.6	0.0	1,538
	Illinois	Per 100,000	5.6	28.8	157.4	237.5	604.1	1,861.1	223.5	NA	1,581
	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, IL	Count	0	2	1	13	69	284	4	3
	Salem, IL	Per 100,000	0.0	27.9	13.9	181.1	961.0	3,955.4	55.7	41.8	1,841
	Illinois	Per 100,000	5.5	23.6	156.3	249.7	587.6	1,868.9	224.4	NA	1,558
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Salem, IL	Count	0	NA	1	9	75	353	20	0
	Salem, IL	Per 100,000	0.0	NA	13.5	121.7	1,013.8	4,771.6	270.3	0.0	1,977
	Illinois	Per 100,000	6.0	30.2	177.6	283.4	603.0	1,927.3	206.6	NA	1,677
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683

Hate Crime Index

Salem, IL	27.60
Illinois	14.22
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, IL Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Salem, IL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Salem, IL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Illinois	Per 100,000	0.9	0.5	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	9
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Salem, IL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Salem, IL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Illinois	Per 100,000	0.9	0.5	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	8
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Salem, IL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Salem, IL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Illinois	Per 100,000	0.7	0.4	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.0	6
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Salem, IL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Salem, IL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Illinois	Per 100,000	0.7	0.4	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	6
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Salem, IL	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Salem, IL	Per 100,000	13.9	13.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	139
	Illinois	Per 100,000	0.9	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	8
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Salem, IL	2.17
Illinois	3.42
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, IL Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2012	Salem, IL	Count	21	14	7
	Salem, IL	Per 100,000	281.3	187.5	93.8	2.34
	Illinois	Per 100,000	393.3	275.7	117.7	3.35
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Salem, IL	Count	21	13	8
	Salem, IL	Per 100,000	279.7	173.1	106.6	2.26
	Illinois	Per 100,000	389.4	278.0	111.4	3.34
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Salem, IL	Count	22	14	8
	Salem, IL	Per 100,000	306.4	195.0	111.4	2.51
	Illinois	Per 100,000	391.0	278.0	113.0	3.34
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Salem, IL	Count	19	13	6
	Salem, IL	Per 100,000	256.8	175.7	81.1	2.16
	Illinois	Per 100,000	401.0	285.9	115.1	3.43
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Salem, IL	Count	21	14	7
	Salem, IL	Per 100,000	283.2	188.8	94.4	2.36
	Illinois	Per 100,000	409.1	289.9	119.2	3.50
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Salem, IL	Count	22	14	8
	Salem, IL	Per 100,000	293.3	186.7	106.7	2.40
	Illinois	Per 100,000	417.8	291.1	126.7	3.54
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Salem, IL	Count	22	14	8
2005	Salem, IL	Count	21	14	7