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12562 17th Ave NE Crime & Safety Report

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Full report contains 149 offenders within 5 miles and 8546 crime incidents in the last 12 months.

149 Registered Sex Offenders within 5 miles Near 12562 17th Ave NE, Seattle, WA

65 Rape

106 Child Involved

13 Assault

13 Other

Name / Age / Tags	Arrest / Conviction	Address	Distance	Risk
GUSTAITIS, DONALD KEITH 51 years old Rapist	AGGRAVATED CRIMINAL SEXUAL ABUSE/VICTIM <13 and AGGRAVATED CRIMINAL SEXUAL ABUSE/VICTIM <13 2024-10-25T06:34:59	8202 N N BOTHELL WAY 401 401 KENMORE, WA, 98028	3.4	Medium
HEISLER, JEFFREY PHILIP 59 years old Child Involved		9030 NE 161ST PLACE KENMORE, WA, 98028	4.5	Medium
DOWS, KENNETH PAUL 75 years old Rapist		15200 BLOCK OF BLOCK / 12 AVE NE SHORELINE, WA, 98155	2.2	Medium
ELDER, LAWRENCE HOWARD 73 years old Child Involved Violent		14500 BLOCK OF 31 AVE NE SHORELINE, WA, 98155	1.1	Medium
HEISEY, CHRISTOPHER RYAN 30 years old Child Involved		3500TH BLOCK OF NE 166 ST LAKE FOREST PARK, WA, 98155	2	Medium

8546 Crime & Incidents in the Last 12 Months

1317 Severe

1186 Medium

2060 Low

3983 Other

Crime	Location (Approx.)	Severity	Description
Assault Report 07/16/2026 11:07 PM	Brooklyn Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98105	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch received a possible assault report near the (number withheld) block of Brooklyn Avenue Northeast, where a male was reportedly spitting at security staff and refusing to leave. The caller also reported that he had a pocket knife, but it was not displayed.
Road Closure 07/16/2026 11:06 PM	Roosevelt Way NE & NE 41st St, Seattle, WA 98105	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, units conduct a line check at a road closure near Roosevelt Way Northeast and Northeast 41st Street in Seattle, where ongoing concrete work in the street may be blocking more lanes than planned.
Traffic 07/16/2026 10:59 PM	NE 175th St, Shoreline, WA 98155	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, a disabled blue Infiniti is reportedly blocking lane one on northbound I-5 near Northeast 175th Street, with one patrol unit positioned to block the vehicle and hazard.
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 10:50 PM	NE 100th St, Seattle, WA 98125	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, an aid response was dispatched near Northeast 100th Street for an elderly man who fell and suffered a head injury.
Other Incidents 07/16/2026 10:44 PM	N 125th St, Seattle, WA 98133	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, officers in the Greenwood area north of North 125th Street briefly detained a person, then planned to remove the handcuffs and requested a sergeant to respond to the scene.

School	Distance
Olympic Hills Elementary School	0.3 mi
Hazel Wolf K-8	0.6 mi
James Baldwin Elementary School	1.0 mi
Jane Addams Middle School	1.1 mi
Cedar Park Elementary School	1.1 mi
Nathan Hale High School	1.2 mi
Ingraham High School	1.3 mi
Fircrest Residential Habilitation	1.4 mi
Shorecrest High School	1.4 mi
John Rogers Elementary School	1.5 mi
Briarcrest Elementary	1.6 mi
Sacajawea Elementary School	1.6 mi
Olympic View Elementary School	1.7 mi
Kellogg Middle School	1.8 mi
Parkwood Elementary	1.8 mi

Crime & Safety Report for 12562 17th Ave NE, Seattle, WA