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The current report summarizes crime-related incidents within 5 miles during the last 12 months. HoodScore compares these records with relevant benchmarks, but no report can guarantee future safety.

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New Castle Crime & Safety Report

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Full report contains 65 offenders within 5 miles and 664 crime incidents in the last 12 months.

65 Registered Sex Offenders within 5 miles Near New Castle, IN, 47362

6 Rape

40 Child Involved

11 Assault

10 Other

Name / Age / Tags	Address	Distance	Risk
SADBERRY, DAVID 53 years old Child Involved	1000 VAN NUYS RD NEW CASTLE, IN, 47362	1.5	Medium
CLEMONS, RARIO LAMONT 42 years old Child Involved	XXX INCARCERATED/IDOC NEW CASTLE, IN, 46204	3.5	Medium
JONES, DONALD WAYNE 54 years old Child Involved	316 S 25TH ST NEW CASTLE, IN, 47362	4.1	Medium
SMITHHART, JASON MICHAEL 41 years old Child Involved	1000 VAN NUYS RD NEW CASTLE, IN, 47362	1.5	Medium
TEWELL, KURTIS MATTHEW 27 years old Violent	1410 S 24TH ST NEW CASTLE, IN, 47362	4.5	Medium

664 Crime & Incidents in the Last 12 Months

60 Severe

68 Medium

157 Low

379 Other

Crime	Location (Approx.)	Severity	Description
Traffic 07/16/2026 08:00 PM	Wood St, New Castle, IN 47362	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, officers followed a reportedly reckless white or silver pickup truck driving without headlights and swerving while traveling west on Main Street near Wood Street, then north on State Road 9/40 past Lincoln Street in New Castle.
Traffic 07/16/2026 07:56 PM	Wood St, New Castle, IN 47362	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch reports a possible reckless or impaired driver in a Chevy truck with no lights on, seen swerving while traveling near Main Street and Wood Street in New Castle. The vehicle later appears to head northbound from the area of Lincoln, with the reporting party following behind.
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 07:10 PM	Autumn Oaks Blvd, New Castle, IN 47362	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units were dispatched to a residence near Autumn Oaks Boulevard in New Castle for a reported medical emergency involving a 72-year-old woman with a possible airway condition.
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 05:09 PM	N Sulphur Springs Rd, New Castle, IN 47362	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, medics and fire personnel were sent to a location on North Sulfur Springs Road in New Castle for a reported 77-year-old man with a possible stroke.
Disturbance 07/16/2026 03:47 PM	S Memorial Dr, New Castle, IN 47362	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch reports a possible disturbance at a pharmacy drive-thru involving two people arguing.

Crime & Safety Report for New Castle, IN, 47362