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Salem, IN Crime and Crime Rate

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

Crime Index, #3

Salem, IN	218.11
Indiana	1,598.73
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, IN Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2009	Salem, IN	Count	0	0	2	6	3	0	0	0
	Salem, IN	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	30.6	91.8	45.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	161
	Indiana	Per 100,000	4.8	25.5	114.5	188.4	761.5	2,138.7	216.1	NA	1,584
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Salem, IN	Count	0	0	0	5	7	12	0	0
	Salem, IN	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	76.5	107.1	183.6	0.0	0.0	176
	Indiana	Per 100,000	5.1	27.0	118.1	183.5	762.8	2,299.2	273.7	NA	1,666
	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, IN	Count	0	0	0	8	13	11	0	0
	Salem, IN	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	122.0	198.2	167.7	0.0	0.0	263
	Indiana	Per 100,000	5.6	27.5	124.1	176.4	739.4	2,349.0	308.2	NA	1,695
	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, IN	Count	0	0	0	2	14	9	0	0
	Salem, IN	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	30.8	215.5	138.5	0.0	0.0	173
	Indiana	Per 100,000	5.8	29.1	114.7	165.2	731.3	2,424.8	346.3	NA	1,715
	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, IN	Count	0	0	0	12	10	14	0	0
	Salem, IN	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	186.0	155.0	217.0	0.0	0.0	318
	Indiana	Per 100,000	5.7	29.6	108.6	179.9	697.6	2,412.0	346.7	NA	1,701
	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, IN		-0.20
Indiana		16.56
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, IN Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Salem, IN	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Salem, IN	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Indiana	Per 100,000	0.8	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	7
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2009	Salem, IN	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Salem, IN	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Indiana	Per 100,000	1.5	0.9	0.2	0.3	0.0	0.0	14
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Salem, IN	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Salem, IN	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Indiana	Per 100,000	2.0	1.3	0.1	0.4	0.1	0.1	19
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Salem, IN	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Salem, IN	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Indiana	Per 100,000	1.4	0.9	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.0	13
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Salem, IN	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Salem, IN	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Indiana	Per 100,000	1.4	0.6	0.1	0.4	0.3	0.0	13
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Salem, IN	1.78
Indiana	2.28
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, IN Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2009	Salem, IN	Count	17	12	5
	Salem, IN	Per 100,000	260.0	183.5	76.5	2.22
	Indiana	Per 100,000	281.1	187.3	93.8	2.34
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Salem, IN	Count	15	10	5
	Salem, IN	Per 100,000	229.5	153.0	76.5	1.91
	Indiana	Per 100,000	282.3	186.0	96.3	2.34
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Salem, IN	Count	17	12	5
	Salem, IN	Per 100,000	259.2	183.0	76.2	2.21
	Indiana	Per 100,000	271.1	179.6	91.5	2.25
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Salem, IN	Count	17	12	5
2005	Salem, IN	Count	18	12	6