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17 E Ruth Ave Crime & Safety Report

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Full report contains 500 offenders within 5 miles and 13121 crime incidents in the last 12 months.

500 Registered Sex Offenders within 5 miles Near 17 E Ruth Ave, Phoenix, AZ

22 Rape

326 Child Involved

69 Assault

97 Other

Name / Age / Tags	Address	Distance	Risk
BALES, TIMOTHY ALLEN 71 years old Child Involved	5240 N 17TH AVE PHOENIX, AZ, 85015	3.5	Medium
BARTON, DAVID 35 years old	SW BETHANY AND 19TH AVE PHOENIX, AZ, 85012	3.1	Medium
BENAVIDEZ, PETE MENDOZA 66 years old	222 E INDIANOLA AVE PHOENIX, AZ, 85012	4.8	Medium
BLISS, THOMAS JAMES 63 years old	6819 N 12TH ST PHOENIX, AZ, 85014	2	Medium
BRACAMONTES, FLAVIO 26 years old	SE 19TH AND CAMELBACK RD PHOENIX, AZ, 85015	4	Medium

13121 Crime & Incidents in the Last 12 Months

1684 Severe

1813 Medium

3078 Low

6546 Other

Crime	Location (Approx.)	Severity	Description
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 11:03 PM	N 32nd St, Phoenix, AZ 85032	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, rescue 31 is dispatched for a medical call involving an ill person near N 32nd St in Phoenix.
Traffic 07/16/2026 10:51 PM	AZ-51, Phoenix, AZ	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, officers respond to a reported traffic hazard involving a white Ford Mustang on northbound Highway 51 near milepost 5, where someone is apparently trying to have the vehicle removed.
Suspicious Activity 07/16/2026 10:48 PM	N 33rd Ave & W Northern Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85051	MEDIUM	As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch discusses several incidents, including an abandoned 911 call from a location on West Echo Lane and a possible suspicious situation near 33rd Avenue and Northern Avenue in Phoenix. A unit asks to be sent to the 585 call for follow-up.
Suspicious Activity 07/16/2026 10:48 PM	W Echo Ln, Phoenix, AZ 85051	MEDIUM	As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch reports a possible abandoned 911 call from a location on West Echo Lane in Phoenix, with a hang-up and voicemail on callback.
Domestic Dispute 07/16/2026 10:48 PM	W Bethany Home Rd, Phoenix, AZ	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch received a call about a possible child custody exchange dispute at townhomes near West Bethany Home Road in Phoenix. A complainant reported having custody paperwork and requested officers to assist with picking up a minor child from the other parent. The complainant said he was waiting on the west side of the complex near a white Toyota Tacoma.

School	Distance
Desert View Elementary School	0.2 mi
Sunnyslope High School	0.3 mi
West-MEC - Sunnyslope High School	0.4 mi
Franklin Phonetic Primary School-Sunnyslope	0.6 mi
Sunnyslope Elementary School	0.8 mi
Bennett Academy - Venture Site	1.2 mi
ASDB - ELP FBC Main Preschool	1.2 mi
Montessori Day Public Schools Chartered - Mountainside	1.3 mi
Mountain View Elementary School	1.4 mi
Madison Richard Simis School	1.5 mi
Royal Palm Middle School	1.6 mi
Washington Elementary School District Online Learning Academ	1.6 mi
Richard E Miller School	1.7 mi
ASDB - ELP Distance Itinerant Service Program Preschool	1.8 mi
ASDB - Phoenix Day School for the Deaf	1.8 mi

Crime & Safety Report for 17 E Ruth Ave, Phoenix, AZ