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17th Street And Sheldon St Crime & Safety Report

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Full report contains 500 offenders within 5 miles and 23313 crime incidents in the last 12 months.

500 Registered Sex Offenders within 5 miles Near 17th Street And Sheldon St, Indianapolis, IN

53 Rape

315 Child Involved

84 Assault

76 Other

Name / Age / Tags	Address	Distance	Risk
SCOTT, MICHAEL L 51 years old Child Involved	611 N CAPITOL AVE E INIANAPOLIS, IN, 46204	1.8	Medium
WILBOURN, QUINCY 47 years old Rapist Violent	3743 E E MARKET ST INDIANAPOLIS, IN, 46201	1.5	Medium
ROGAN, DONALD L 51 years old Violent	245 N N DELAWARE INDIANAPOLIS, IN, 46204	1.8	Medium
MATHENY, SHAUN EDWARD 35 years old Child Involved	3739 E 9TH ST INDIANAPOLIS, IN, 46201	1.8	Medium
GARCIA, JOSHUA ISRAEL 26 years old Violent	1160 W 16TH ST INDIANAPOLIS, IN, 46202	2.6	Medium

23313 Crime & Incidents in the Last 12 Months

3149 Severe

2762 Medium

4812 Low

12590 Other

Crime	Location (Approx.)	Severity	Description
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 10:14 PM	Justice Wy, Indianapolis, IN 46203	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, jail staff report an inmate is usually high and suicidal; a request was made to move him from one holding cell to another due to his status.
Missing Person 07/16/2026 10:07 PM	Orchard Terrace, Indianapolis, IN 46218	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were dispatched for a possible welfare check on a woman at a residence near Orchard Terrace after a monitoring client reportedly lost signal and was not in the area.
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 10:06 PM	W Vermont St & N Capitol Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46204	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, a sick person reported near West Vermont Street and North Capitol Avenue, may involve location near (number withheld) North 200 West.
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 10:06 PM	W 16th St & N Capitol Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46202	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews were dispatched for a possible heart-related medical issue near West 16th Street and North Capitol Avenue, with an additional location reference of the 1500 block of North 200 West.
Traffic 07/16/2026 10:01 PM	E 16th St & N Sherman Dr, Indianapolis, IN 46218	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a reported rolling disturbance near North Sherman Drive and East 16th Street involving a caller in a white vehicle who said a black SUV was following them. The situation was later apparently resolved when the caller drove in a different direction.

School	Distance
KIPP Indy Legacy High	0.6 mi
Theodore Potter School 74	0.7 mi
H L Harshman Middle School	0.7 mi
Francis W Parker School 56	0.8 mi
Center for Inquiry School 27	0.8 mi
Paramount Online Academy	0.9 mi
Paramount Cottage Home	0.9 mi
Arsenal Technical High School	1.0 mi
Paramount Brookside	1.1 mi
Thomas D Gregg School 15	1.2 mi
Herron High School	1.2 mi
Brookside School 54	1.2 mi
Center For Inquiry School 2	1.3 mi
KIPP Indy Unite Elementary	1.5 mi
KIPP Indy College Prep Middle	1.5 mi

Crime & Safety Report for 17th Street And Sheldon St, Indianapolis, IN