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Portage Crime & Safety Report

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Full report contains 119 offenders within 5 miles and 4105 crime incidents in the last 12 months.

119 Registered Sex Offenders within 5 miles Near Portage, IN, 46368

12 Rape

57 Child Involved

24 Assault

35 Other

Name / Age / Tags	Address	Distance	Risk
COPE, ANDREW MICHAEL 39 years old Child Involved	2280 E STATE ROAD 136 COVINGTON, IN, 47974	4.7	Medium
WEBB, CORNELL V 52 years old Rapist Violent	5657 BREMEN PORTAGE, IN, 46368	2.9	Medium
HATFIELD, JACOB M 26 years old Rapist Violent	936 S MIAMI PL LAKE STATION, IN, 46405	4	Medium
HAYWOOD, DANA J 30 years old Rapist Violent	2134 WELLS ST LAKE STATION, IN, 46405	2.5	Medium
ROGERS, JERRY J 49 years old Rapist	2651 MONNIER ST PORTAGE, IN, 46368	0.8	High

4105 Crime & Incidents in the Last 12 Months

396 Severe

631 Medium

1127 Low

1951 Other

Crime	Location (Approx.)	Severity	Description
Traffic 07/16/2026 09:44 PM	E Ridge Rd, Hobart, IN 46342	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, officers conducted a possible traffic stop involving a white Mitsubishi near a business on Route 6, with several units responding.
Suspicious Activity 07/16/2026 09:40 PM	Central Ave, Gary, IN 46405	MEDIUM	As discussed during the dispatch call, an officer is checking on a white Chevy with a law enforcement supporter plate near Central Avenue and Pike, in the 2800 block area, with an associated address near the 3100 block of Central Avenue.
Traffic 07/16/2026 09:34 PM	Lawrence St & Fairview St, Lake Station, IN 46405	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, an officer contacted a disabled vehicle near Fairview Street and Lawrence Street in Lake Station. The officer ran license plate information for a Ford.
Missing Person 07/16/2026 09:26 PM	Ash St, Portage, IN 46368	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were sent to a location near Ash Street in Portage for a possible runaway or missing child report from a caller who was not at the scene.
Disturbance 07/16/2026 09:26 PM	Sullivan St, Lake Station, IN 46405	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, a caller reported a possible disturbance near Sullivan Street involving neighbors loudly beating on trash cans.

School	Distance
Willowcreek Middle School	0.6 mi
Crisman Elementary School	0.7 mi
Wallace Aylesworth Elementary	0.7 mi
Rowena Kyle Elementary School	0.8 mi
Central Elementary School	1.2 mi
Ethel R Jones Elementary School	1.6 mi

Crime & Safety Report for Portage, IN, 46368