Safety in Roaming Shores
Roaming Shores doesn’t have its own police figures in the FBI’s data. It’s most likely covered by the Ashtabula County Sheriff’s Office. Below is what it reports, along with the nearest towns that have their own numbers.
What stands out about safety in Roaming Shores
Roaming Shores relies on the Ashtabula County Sheriff’s Office
Roaming Shores has no police department of its own in the FBI’s data, so there’s no crime rate or Safety Grade for the town itself. Calls here most likely go to the Ashtabula County Sheriff’s Office. Across the whole area it patrols, the Ashtabula County Sheriff’s Office reported 164 property and 62 violent crimes in 2025, with property crime down 67% and violent crime up 29% since 2022. Who patrols here ↓
The nearest towns with figures are close by
The closest towns that report to the FBI are Jefferson (8 mi), Geneva (13 mi) and Madison (15 mi). Nearest towns ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. County and state agency figures cover their whole patrol area, not just this town, so they can’t be turned into a rate.
Roaming Shores is covered by the county
Roaming Shores has no police department of its own in the FBI’s data. Calls here most likely go to the Ashtabula County Sheriff’s Office, and its numbers cover the whole area it patrols, not just Roaming Shores.
Crimes reported in the parts of Ashtabula County it patrols: the towns and villages without police of their own.
Property crimes (burglary, theft, stolen cars)
Violent crimes (assault, robbery, rape, murder)
These are counts, not rates. The FBI doesn’t publish how many people each agency covers, so we can’t turn them into a per-resident figure or a Safety Grade. Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, offenses known to law enforcement by county and by state agency.
The closest towns that report their own numbers
None of the towns bordering Roaming Shores has its own figures either, so here are the nearest towns with their own police departments in the FBI’s data. Tap one to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson village | B | 8 mi | 1.6 | 4.1 | 2025 |
| Geneva | — | 13 mi | 1.7 | 1 | 2025 |
| Madison village | — | 15 mi | 0.6 | 5.6 | 2024 |
| Geneva-on-the-Lake village | — | 16 mi | 5* | 11* | 2025 |
| Ashtabula | — | 17 mi | 1.8 | 9.4 | 2025 |
| U.S. average | 3.3 | 15.5 | 2025 |
Reported crimes per 1,000 residents in each town’s latest year; * = a count, for towns under 1,000 people; — = not graded. Distances are straight-line. Nearby towns can be very different from Roaming Shores: a small village and a city aren’t alike.
Know who to call, and what the weather can do
For emergencies, the nearest ER, and the storms and floods Roaming Shores plans for.
Expected damage is higher than in 25% of U.S. communities. 1 paid flood insurance claims since 2011.
Natural hazards in Roaming Shores →Phone numbers come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A number you add goes live once two neighbors confirm it.
Heads-up board
Neighbors looking out for each other in Roaming Shores.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Please don’t name or describe individuals. In an emergency, call 911.
Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Natural hazards: FEMA National Risk Index and flood insurance claims. Hospitals: CMS Hospital General Information. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.