UPDATE: Police boosted summer patrols, reached out to teens in Salem’s hotspots for violence

A heat map from a November 2023 Salem Police Department report shows areas of Salem where shootings are concentrated.

Editor’s note: After publication of this story, the Salem Police Department detected errors in its data and updated its figures on Monday, Nov. 18. This story has been revised to reflect the correct numbers.

As consultants drew up a plan to reduce violent crime in Salem, local law enforcement agencies tried a new approach in the city’s highest-risk areas.

The Salem Police Department and the Marion County Sheriff’s Office assigned overtime work this past summer…

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