Salem Police Report 848 Incidents in June 2026, Led by Well-Being Checks and Mental Illness Calls
The Salem Police Department responded to 848 total incidents in June, according to the department’s monthly nature-of-incident report. The vast majority were administrative and service calls — ambulance assists, alarm activations, motor vehicle stops, and welfare checks. Below is a breakdown of the incidents most commonly classified as crimes.
Crime Category June Total Ambulance Call 102 Mental Illness Calls 48 Follow Up Investigation 44 Burglar Alarm Activation 35 Motor Vehicle Stops 26 Parking Enforcement 26 Suspicious Person/Vehicle/Incident 25 Juvenile Incident 24 Verbal Argument 24 Well-Being Check Requests 21 Fire Call 18 Assist Other Police/Agency 17 Neighbor Dispute 17 Property Check 17 Transportation 15 Animal Complaint 15 Noise Complaint 14 Unwanted Person 13 Parking Complaint 12 Criminal Mischief / Vandalism 11 Harassment 10 Restraining Order Service 10 Theft / Shoplifting 9 Disorderly Conduct 8 Megan’s Law Registration 8 Assault (Simple & Aggravated) 5 Trespassing 4 Warrants Served 3 Fraud / Identity Theft 2 Gunshots Reported (ShotSpotter) 2 Burglary (Residence/Business) 1 Motor Vehicle Theft 1 Driving Under the Influence 1 Terroristic Threats 1 Total Calls for Service 848 (includes a few other miscellaneous categories)
These categories account for 82 of the 848 total incidents logged in June. The remainder of the report consists of calls such as ambulance assists (102), matters of record (56), mental illness calls (48), follow-up investigations (44), burglar alarm activations (35), MV/DL look-ups (29), and parking enforcement (26), among other administrative and quality-of-life categories.
Source: Salem Police Department, Law Total Incident Report by Nature of Incident, June 1–30, 2026.
