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6672 Madison St Crime & Safety Report

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Full report contains 188 offenders within 5 miles and 7196 crime incidents in the last 12 months.

188 Registered Sex Offenders within 5 miles Near 6672 Madison St, Merrillville, IN 46410

11 Rape

74 Child Involved

50 Assault

58 Other

Name / Age / Tags	Address	Distance	Risk
CRENSHAW, COURTNEY B 34 years old Child Involved	2738 W 85TH LN MERRILLVILLE, IN, 46410	2.9	Medium
GARZA, JOHN ANDY SALVADOR 26 years old Child Involved	403 INDUSTIAL DR GRIFFITH, IN, 46319	4.9	Medium
ONTIVEROS, MARK JOSEPH 53 years old Child Involved	3980 WILLOW ST HOBART, IN, 46342	3.7	Medium
BUTLER, SETH 36 years old Child Involved	1421 E 50TH PL GARY, IN, 46409	2.4	Medium
MAYES, NIGLE L 47 years old Child Involved	6 E 36TH PL HOBART, IN, 46342	4.9	Medium

7196 Crime & Incidents in the Last 12 Months

818 Severe

1118 Medium

1783 Low

3477 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 10:02 PM	Mississippi St & E 85th Ave, Merrillville, IN 46410	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical service responded to a man reported to have been vomiting for three days near Mississippi Street and 85th Avenue in Merrillville, Indiana.
Break-In 07/16/2026 10:01 PM	Edgewater Rd, Crown Point, IN 46307	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were dispatched to a possible residential burglary alarm at a home on Edgewater Road, reportedly coming from the front door area.
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.

School	Distance
Merrillville High School	0.6 mi
Pierce Middle School	0.7 mi
Henry P Fieler Elementary School	0.7 mi
Homer Iddings Elementary School	0.7 mi
Merrillville Intermediate School	1.0 mi
Higher Institute of Arts & Tech	1.1 mi
Edgar L Miller Elementary School	2.0 mi

Crime & Safety Report for 6672 Madison St, Merrillville, IN 46410