137 Cowboy Ln Crime & Safety Report

Safety overview

Total Registered Sex Offenders:

within 2 miles

within 1 mile

Total Reported Incidents & Crimes

Last 12 months

Neighborhood Score

Safe

Few crime incidents, possibly some minor offenses (theft, vandalism). No or very few sex offenders within a moderate range.

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Full report contains 7 offenders within 5 miles and 3 crime incidents in the last 12 months.

7 Registered Sex Offenders within 5 miles Near 137 Cowboy Ln, Hot Springs, NC 28743

2 Rape

3 Child Involved

0 Assault

2 Other

Name / Age / Tags	Arrest / Conviction	Address	Distance	Risk
EFFLER, EDWARD R 79 years old Rapist	INCEST WITH NEAR RELATIVES 2024-12-17T08:38:16 SEX OFFENSE 1ST DEGREE 2024-12-17T08:38:16 RAPE 1ST DEGREE 2024-12-17T08:38:16	10 CROSSING LN HOT SPRINGS, NC, 28743	1.5	Medium
LUNSFORD, CHARLES J 82 years old Rapist	RAPE 2ND DEGREE 2024-12-17T08:38:16	224 COWBOY LANE HOT SPRINGS, NC, 28743	0.1	High
WILLS, DEWEY E 79 years old Child Involved	INDECENT LIBERTY MINOR 2024-12-17T08:38:16 INDECENT LIBERTY MINOR 2024-12-17T08:38:16 INDECENT LIBERTY MINOR 2024-12-17T08:38:16 INDECENT LIBERTY MINOR 2024-12-17T08:38:16 INDECENT LIBERTY MINOR 2024-12-17T08:38:16 INDECENT LIBERTY MINOR 2024-12-17T08:38:16 INDECENT LIBERTY MINOR 2024-12-17T08:38:16 INDECENT LIBERTY MINOR 2024-12-17T08:38:16 INDECENT LIBERTY MINOR 2024-12-17T08:38:16 INDECENT LIBERTY MINOR 2024-12-17T08:38:16	955 GRASSY CREEK RD HOT SPRINGS, NC, 28743	0.9	High
GARRETT, JOSHUA WAYNE 43 years old Child Involved	INDECENT LIBERTY MINOR 2024-12-17T08:38:16	1600 LOWER SHUTIN RD HOT SPRINGS, NC, 28743	1.6	Medium
SHANNON, WILLIAM H 53 years old Child Involved	INDECENT LIBERTY MINOR 2024-12-17T08:38:16 INDECENT LIBERTY MINOR 2024-12-17T08:38:16 INDECENT LIBERTY MINOR 2024-12-17T08:38:16	43 B AVE HOT SPRINGS, NC, 28743	3.2	Medium

3 Crime & Incidents in the Last 12 Months

3 Low

Crime	Location (Approx.)	Severity	Description
Traffic 06/19/2026 12:08 PM	Wolf Creek Bridge, Del Rio, TN 37727	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency units reported heavy backed-up traffic near the Wolf Creek Bridge, extending toward River Crest. Crews discussed rerouting along Fugate Road and reducing to non-emergency speeds because the road is mostly one lane and congestion is severe.

Crime

Location (Approx.)

Severity

Description

Traffic

06/19/2026 12:08 PM

Wolf Creek Bridge, Del Rio, TN 37727

LOW

As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency units reported heavy backed-up traffic near the Wolf Creek Bridge, extending toward River Crest. Crews discussed rerouting along Fugate Road and reducing to non-emergency speeds because the road is mostly one lane and congestion is severe.

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Is 137 Cowboy Ln in a low-crime area?

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