No police they do send deputies to patrol from time to time. We do have one officer who lives on the edge of town.
One gas/groc station 2 bars library and post office. That is the extent of our downtown. Salem was founded in 1835 by Quakers. We have the Llewellyn house which was one of the founders and also an underground railroad house now a museum.
If you go one block to the south of us you are on the edge of town. If you go 4 blocks to the north you are on the edge of town. You can go 2 blocks east or 4 blocks west of us to reach the edge. Everyone has lp gas tanks no city gas. We have 2 churches and one grade school. The only big town close is Mt. Pleasant 12 miles north of us. Most people shop in Mt.P or Burlington 30 miles away. Jobs are at least in Mt.P or Burlington.
Until a few years ago noone locked their doors. Noone thinks twice about leaving your car running or leaving the key in your car overnight. We have had some crime but it is few and far between. Usually things like someone got drunk and rode around shooting into some houses. That only happened once. Teenager shot out some windows.
Our population is approx 400