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1317 Franklin Ave Crime & Safety Report

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Full report contains 191 offenders within 5 miles and 1076 crime incidents in the last 12 months.

191 Registered Sex Offenders within 5 miles Near 1317 Franklin Ave, Chicago Heights, IL 60411

87 Rape

56 Child Involved

125 Assault

9 Other

Name / Age / Tags	Address	Distance	Risk
JORDAN, ROBERT 52 years old Violent	22440 S PLEASANT DR 14 RICHTON PARK, IL, 60471	4.5	Medium
COOPER, TYRAY R 34 years old Violent	3736 W UNION 1 STEGER, IL, 60474	2.7	Medium
PFEIFER, SHANE D 49 years old Child Involved	6 THORNWOOD FLOSSMOOR, IL, 60422	2	Medium
DURANT, ANTHONY 45 years old Violent	133 E CENTER ST GLENWOOD, IL, 60425	3.6	Medium
DOCKERY, WARDELL 57 years old Rapist Violent	430 E 194TH GLENWOOD, IL, 60425	3.7	Medium

1076 Crime & Incidents in the Last 12 Months

159 Severe

132 Medium

135 Low

650 Other

Crime	Location (Approx.)	Severity	Description
Suspicious Conduct 07/16/2026 09:30 PM	Western Ave, Chicago Heights, IL 60411	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch reports a possible suspicious person near Western Avenue. A caller says a man in a (description withheld) and (description withheld) is riding a bicycle back and forth past a house and may be casing it, later moving closer to 47th Place and hiding behind something.
Weapons 07/16/2026 08:05 PM	Olympic Village, Chicago Heights, IL 60411	SERIOUS	As discussed during the dispatch call, officers are investigating a reported aggravated battery involving a firearm near Olympic Village in Chicago Heights. A suspect wearing a black hoodie, white pants, and black shoes was reportedly armed with a gun and seen running from the scene. Dispatch mentioned a gray Chevy Malibu and a possible gray Kia as involved vehicles.
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 07:38 PM	Jefferson St, Crete, IL 60417	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, a medical call was dispatched for a sick person near Jefferson Street in Crete.
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 07:35 PM	S Halsted St, Homewood, IL 60430	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, a medical emergency was reported near South Halsted. Ambulance 45 was dispatched to the scene.
Fire 07/16/2026 07:03 PM	S Halsted St, Homewood, IL 60430	MEDIUM	As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units were dispatched to a possible fire alarm at a commercial or multi-unit building near the (number withheld) block of South Halsted Street by 173rd Street and Aspen Creek Park Drive in Homewood.

School	Distance
Roosevelt Elem School	0.1 mi
Chicago Heights Middle School	0.5 mi
Wilson Elem School	0.6 mi
Speed Program for Adaptive Learn	0.6 mi
Speed Independence Elem Sch	0.6 mi
Speed Early Learning Center	0.6 mi
Speed Independence High School	0.6 mi
Highland School	0.7 mi
Kennedy Elem School	0.7 mi
Dist 206 Alternative High School	0.7 mi
Bloom High School	0.7 mi
Washington-McKinley Elem Sch	0.7 mi
Barack Obama Sch of Ldership	0.8 mi
South Cook ISC Student Advocate	0.9 mi
South Cook ISC ALOP	0.9 mi

Crime & Safety Report for 1317 Franklin Ave, Chicago Heights, IL 60411