Salem, NM Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In Salem

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Salem_{/100k people}	New Mexico_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	7,497 (estimate)	4,640	2,837
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Salem_{/100k people}	New Mexico_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	6.7	5.3
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	73.3	40.4
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	131.5	102.8
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	491.0	248.5
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	1,134 (estimate)	703	386
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	830.4	468.9
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	2,542.4	1,745.0
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	564.3	236.9
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	6,362 (estimate)	3,937	2,451

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Hatch, NM	1,789	627	1,441	2,068
Arrey, NM	103	1,055	5,919	6,974
Salem, NM	734	1,134	6,362	7,497

Did you know?

The overall crime rate in Salem is 164% higher than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 20.54 daily crimes that occur in Salem.
Salem is safer than 0% of the cities in the United States.
In Salem you have a 1 in 14 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Salem has increased by 7%.

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Daily Crime In Salem (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Salem

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Salem is 1 in 89

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Salem is 1 in 16

The chance of being a victim of crime in Salem is 1 in 14

Year Over Year Crime In Salem (per 100,000 people)

Salem police department

Item	Salem	New Mexico	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	n/a	3,705	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	n/a	4.4	3.3

Sex offenders in New Mexico

State	Total offenders	New Mexico_/100K	National_/100K
New Mexico	3,160	156	222

There are a total of 3,160 sex offenders in New Mexico. This yields a total of 156 sex offenders in New Mexico per 100,000 residents which is 30% less than the national average.

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Bluffs, IL	734	0	0	0
Pioneer, FL	734	621	3,883	4,504
Kilmichael, MS	734	380	3,754	4,134
Blue River, CO	735	139	1,107	1,246
Braceville, IL	735	538	2,526	3,064
Salem, NM	734	1,134	6,362	7,497

Source: The Salem, NM crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2016. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.