2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Salem, OR vs Lake Oswego, OR

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Highlights
- Lake Oswego has 58% less violent crime than Salem.
- Lake Oswego has 63% less property crime than Salem.
 Salem, ORLake Oswego, ORUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock8.422.7
 Property Crime58.9  Unlock35.4

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Reviews for Salem    37 Reviews

After reading the reviews here, I had to come write my own. The problem I had with most of the reviews is that most were very opinion-based and seemed to assume everyone  More

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Moved here approx. 4 years ago from SW Michigan, but I've lived in 9 other cities & 5 other states. Salem is a very manageable sized city, with tons of parks, diverse  More

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Over 5 years ago

I'm a native 5th generation Oregonian, so bear in mind that I was born with webs between my toes! Anyway, I used to think it rained too much when I was young. Then I  More

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Reviews for Lake Oswego    14 Reviews

I have lived occasionally in Lake Oswego with my sister who married a LO man and found it very sweet. He was raised there by hard-working parents who had fantastic work  More

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Over 6 years ago

Retired in Lake Oswego to be close to family and Live in a beautiful little city. We call it Paradise. We’ve had part-time property in Oregon for 20 years and we have  More

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Ive lived here 22 years and it has gone from a charming small town to a congested pass thru neighborhood. People are rude, traffic a nightmare and we hate it here but  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Salem, OregonCrime Index
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 Hubbard, OR12.45
 Fort Hill, OR13.85
 St. Paul, OR14
 Mehama, OR14.45
 Aumsville, OR15.8
 Marion, OR16.4
 Detroit, OR16.7
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