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Salem Police Department
Marion, Polk County, Oregon
Serves ~175,891 residents · LEMAS survey
The Salem Police Department is a municipal law enforcement agency for the city of Salem. Salem is the capital of Oregon and is its third-largest city behind Portland and Eugene. Salem police officers are charged with enforcing all of Oregon's criminal laws and Oregon Revised Statutes. They also enforce city-created criminal codes and violations known as SRCs or Salem Revised Code. Various portions in the area are not part of the city and fall under the Marion County Sheriff's office; for example, numerous sections of Lancaster fall under this category.
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Last checked 2026-07-03
Staffing
- Full-time sworn
- 178
- Part-time sworn
- 3
- Full-time civilian
- 42
- Part-time civilian
- 9
- Total FT employees
- 220
- Population served
- 175,891
- Operating budget
- $48,893,510
Source: BJS LEMAS 2020 (ICPSR) · all waves 1987–2020
Employment counts for this agency are available through the FBI Crime Data Explorer.
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