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1856 W 21st Ave Crime & Safety Report

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Full report contains 305 offenders within 5 miles and 9153 crime incidents in the last 12 months.

305 Registered Sex Offenders within 5 miles Near 1856 W 21st Ave, Gary, IN 46404

30 Rape

110 Child Involved

77 Assault

109 Other

Name / Age / Tags	Address	Distance	Risk
MCCLARIN, JAMES GREGORY 71 years old	1973 OHIO ST. GARY, IN, 46407	2	Medium
CZENK, JIM LEON 45 years old Violent	3039 S 169TH HAMMOND, IL, 46323	5	Medium
EDMONDS, LIEUKENNYE 56 years old Violent	537 E E 5TH AVENUE 3E 3E GARY, IN, 46402	1.9	Medium
ONTIVEROS, MARK JOSEPH 53 years old Child Involved	3980 WILLOW ST HOBART, IN, 46342	3.5	Medium
WEATHERSPOON, RICHARD G 43 years old Rapist Violent	555 POLK ST GARY, IN, 46402	1.5	Medium

9153 Crime & Incidents in the Last 12 Months

1226 Severe

1433 Medium

1984 Low

4510 Other

Crime	Location (Approx.)	Severity	Description
Disturbance 07/16/2026 10:05 PM	Monroe St, Gary, IN 46408	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, officers are responding to a reported disturbance with loud yelling and screaming at a location on Monroe Street in Gary, Indiana.
Disturbance 07/16/2026 10:03 PM	Monroe St, Gary, IN 46408	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, officers are responding to a reported disturbance with yelling and screaming near Monroe Street in Gary, Indiana.
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 09:58 PM	W 19th Ave, Gary, IN 46406	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency responders dispatched for a sick adult male with high blood pressure near West 19th Avenue. Patient reported lost medications and a history of stroke; says torso feels hollow.
Traffic 07/16/2026 09:51 PM	Brown St & 37th Ave, Lake Station, IN 46405	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, officers report a traffic stop involving a blue Ford near 37th Avenue and Brown Street in Lake Station, Indiana.
Other Incidents 07/16/2026 09:43 PM	Richard Gordon Hatcher Blvd, Gary, IN 46408	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were advised of a possible civil dispute at a fast-food restaurant involving a delivery driver who reported that staff were refusing to provide a customer’s order.

School	Distance
Beveridge Elementary School	0.7 mi
Frankie Woods McCullough Academy	1.2 mi
Steel City Academy	1.7 mi
21st Century Charter Sch of Gary	1.8 mi
Thea Bowman Leadership Academy	1.9 mi
Gary Middle College	1.9 mi
Aspire Charter Academy	2.0 mi

Crime & Safety Report for 1856 W 21st Ave, Gary, IN 46404