SALEM — Salem Police responded to 781 calls for service in August (a decrease from 912 in July), according to the department‘s monthly Nature of Incident Report, covering Aug. 1 through Aug. 31. The month’s log included an armed robbery, four aggravated assaults, six ShotSpotter gunfire-detection activations and a handful of burglaries and vehicle thefts, alongside the routine mix of traffic stops, alarm responses and quality-of-life calls that make up most police activity in any given month. Being logged as a call for service is not the same as a criminal charge, and not every call results in an arrest or citation.
Complete Incident Breakdown Table
| Incident Category | August Count |
|---|---|
| Ambulance Call | 95 |
| Follow Up Investigation | 31 |
| Motor Vehicle Stops | 28 |
| Burglar Alarm Activation | 27 |
| Suspicious Person/Vehicle/Incident | 25 |
| Unwanted Person | 24 |
| Well-Being Check Requests | 24 |
| Animal Complaint | 23 |
| Mental Illness Calls | 22 |
| Juvenile Incident | 19 |
| Verbal Argument | 17 |
| Fire Call | 16 |
| Inmate/ISP/Parole Notification | 16 |
| Assist Other Police/Agency | 14 |
| Noise Complaint | 13 |
| Parking Enforcement | 12 |
| Property Check | 11 |
| Assault (Simple & Aggravated) | 10 |
| Transportation | 10 |
| Restraining Order Service | 9 |
| Trespassing | 9 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 8 |
| Pedestrian Stop | 8 |
| 911 Hang Up | 7 |
| Child Custody Exchange | 7 |
| Criminal Mischief / Vandalism | 7 |
| Fight | 7 |
| Warrant Check | 7 |
| Customer Dispute | 6 |
| Found Property | 6 |
| Gunshots Reported (ShotSpotter) | 6 |
| Harassment | 6 |
| Impounded Vehicle | 6 |
| Parking Complaint | 6 |
| Summons Service Attempt | 6 |
| Theft / Shoplifting | 6 |
| Neighbor Dispute | 5 |
| Notifications | 5 |
| Child Custody Dispute | 4 |
| Disorderly Conduct | 4 |
| Escort | 4 |
| Megan’s Law Registration | 4 |
| Personal Service | 4 |
| Burglary – Residence/Business | 3 |
| Disabled Vehicle(s) | 3 |
| Domestic Stand-By | 3 |
| Investigation – Law | 3 |
| Missing Person | 3 |
| Motor Vehicle Complaint | 3 |
| Restraining Order Violation | 3 |
| Summons Service | 3 |
| Traffic Detail | 3 |
| Warrant Served | 3 |
| Community Policing | 2 |
| Domestic Violence | 2 |
| Erratic Driver | 2 |
| Fraud / Identity Theft | 2 |
| Motor Vehicle Crash – Injuries | 2 |
| MV Incident | 2 |
| Panic Alarm Activation | 2 |
| Recovered Property | 2 |
| Voided Call | 2 |
| Walk In Complaint | 2 |
| Work Detail | 2 |
| Abandoned Vehicle(s) | 1 |
| Armed Robbery | 1 |
| CDS Investigation | 1 |
| Civil Matter | 1 |
| Community Contact | 1 |
| Criminal History Request | 1 |
| Firearms Application | 1 |
| K9 Tracking | 1 |
| Landlord/Tenant Dispute | 1 |
| Loitering | 1 |
| MV Crash Hit and Run | 1 |
| Police Standby | 1 |
| Property Check Walk-Through | 1 |
| Recovered Stolen Vehicle | 1 |
| Road Closure | 1 |
| Road Hazard | 1 |
| Sex Offense | 1 |
| Soliciting Without a Permit | 1 |
| Terroristic Threats | 1 |
| Traffic Hazard | 1 |
| Traffic Light Out/Issue | 1 |
| Warrant Service Attempt | 1 |
| Wire(s) Down | 1 |
| Total Calls for Service | 781 |
Administrative Categories (122 additional incidents)
The remaining 122 incidents comprise: Matter of Record (43), MV/DL Look-Ups (40), Lock Jock/Vehicle Lockout (15), Repossession (10), Background Investigation (7), MV Crash No Injury (6), and OPRA Request (1).
Source: Salem Police Department’s Law Total Incident Report, by Nature of Incident, for Aug. 1 through Sept. 1, 2026. Table and administrative totals reconcile exactly to the department’s reported grand total of 781.