Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 4.0Crime reported in Salem, CT
Salem has no FBI crime figures of its own for 2023–2025, so there is nothing to grade it on.
The nearest Connecticut towns with a Safety Grade
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Lyme | A | 9 mi | 0.2 | 4.9 |
| Norwich | B− | 10 mi | 2.1 | 11.9 |
| Waterford | B | 11 mi | 0.2 | 13.8 |
| Ledyard | A | 13 mi | 0.7 | 2.6 |
| New London | C+ | 14 mi | 2.0 | 13.5 |
| East Hampton | A | 14 mi | 0.2 | 5.3 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Salem. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Salem.
Four people died in crashes on Salem’s roads in 2019–2023
Salem had 4 fatal crashes in five years, in which four people died; 2 were pedestrians.
That is more than is typical for Connecticut towns of 2,500–5,000 people: at their median rate (5.5 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Salem’s size would see about 1 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Salem’s own rate (18.7) is context, not a ranking.
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Salem and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montville | — | — | — |
| Bozrah | — | — | — |
| Colchester | — | — | — |
| East Haddam | — | — | — |
| Lyme | — | — | — |
| East Lyme | A | 0.2 | 4.9 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Montville reported to the FBI for 2024 and 2025 but not 2023. Bozrah, Colchester, East Haddam and Lyme have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- A county agency covers a wide area. Its totals mix many communities, so they say little about any one of them.
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Salem
Is Salem, CT safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Salem. Salem has no FBI crime figures of its own for 2023–2025, so there is nothing to grade it on. The nearest Connecticut towns with a grade are East Lyme (A, 9 mi), Norwich (B−, 10 mi), Waterford (B, 11 mi).
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.