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5307 Chestnut Ave Crime & Safety Report

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Full report contains 341 offenders within 5 miles and 3581 crime incidents in the last 12 months.

341 Registered Sex Offenders within 5 miles Near 5307 Chestnut Ave, Newport News, VA 23605

92 Rape

130 Child Involved

89 Assault

74 Other

Name / Age / Tags	Arrest / Conviction	Address	Distance	Risk
CARTER, GEORGE EDWARD 75 years old Rapist Violent	18.2-67.3 - AGGRAVATED SEXUAL BATTERY - 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-61 - RAPE - 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-67.3 - AGGRAVATED SEXUAL BATTERY - 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-67.1 - FORCIBLE SODOMY - 2024-10-03T02:57:29	9924 JEFFERSON AVENUE NEWPORT NEWS, VA, 23005	2.8	Medium
KOZUH, JASON LEWIS 45 years old Violent	18.2-472.1 - SEX OFFENDER FAIL TO REGISTER 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-472.1 - SEX OFFENDER FAIL TO REGISTER 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-472.1 - SEX OFFENDER FAIL TO REGISTER 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-472.1 - SEX OFFENDER FAIL TO REGISTER 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-67.4 - SEXUAL BATTERY 2024-10-03T02:57:29	614 ELLEN ROAD NEWPORT NEWS, VA, 23605	0.8	High
BIGGS, JOHN TILLMAN 62 years old Child Involved Violent	18.2-67.3 - AGGRAVATED SEXUAL BATTERY - 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-67.3 - AGGRAVATED SEXUAL BATTERY - 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-67.3 - AGGRAVATED SEXUAL BATTERY - 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-67.3 - AGGRAVATED SEXUAL BATTERY - 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-67.3 - AGGRAVATED SEXUAL BATTERY - 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-67.3 - AGGRAVATED SEXUAL BATTERY - 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-67.3 - AGGRAVATED SEXUAL BATTERY - 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-67.3 - AGGRAVATED SEXUAL BATTERY - 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-67.3 - AGGRAVATED SEXUAL BATTERY - 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-67.3 - AGGRAVATED SEXUAL BATTERY - 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-67.3 - AGGRAVATED SEXUAL BATTERY - 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-67.3 - AGGRAVATED SEXUAL BATTERY - 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-67.3 - AGGRAVATED SEXUAL BATTERY - 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-67.3 - AGGRAVATED SEXUAL BATTERY - 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-370.1 - INDECENT LIBERTIES WITH CHILD BY CUSTODIAN - 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-370.1 - INDECENT LIBERTIES WITH CHILD BY CUSTODIAN - 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-370.1 - INDECENT LIBERTIES WITH CHILD BY CUSTODIAN - 2024-10-03T02:57:29	5000 CHESTNUT AVENUE NEWPORT NEWS, VA, 23605	0.2	High
JONES, JARELL MARQUISE 35 years old Child Involved		1417 WEST PEMBROKE AVENUE HAMPTON, VA, 23661	2.6	Medium
LAWRENCE, DERRICK JAMES 35 years old Child Involved		9924 JEFFERSON AVENUE NEWPORT NEWS, VA, 23605	2.8	Medium

3581 Crime & Incidents in the Last 12 Months

386 Severe

183 Medium

326 Low

2686 Other

Crime	Location (Approx.)	Severity	Description
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 08:30 PM	Marketplace Dr, Hampton, VA 23666	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, medic 9 dispatched for a back pain emergency near Marketplace Drive and Power Plant Parkway. Patient is an elderly male in a wheelchair.
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 08:30 PM	Marketplace Dr, Hampton, VA 23666	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, a medical team was dispatched to a routine back pain call near Marketplace Drive in Hampton, close to Power Plant Parkway and LongHorn Steakhouse.
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 08:01 PM	Kecoughtan Rd, Hampton, VA	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, a medic unit was dispatched to a possible poisoning involving heart problems for a 76-year-old man in District 3 near Kecoughtan Road and Dam Road in Hampton, Virginia.
Assault Report 07/16/2026 07:51 PM	Armstrong Dr, Hampton, VA 23669	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, fire and medical crews were dispatched on a priority call for a possible assault involving an elderly man near South Armstrong Avenue and Chapel Street in District One, but the response was later cancelled.
Assault Report 07/16/2026 07:50 PM	S Armistead Ave, Hampton, VA 23669	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, fire and medical units are dispatched to a reported assault-related injury near South Armistead Avenue in Hampton.

School	Distance
Achievable Dream Middle/High	0.5 mi
Heritage High School Governor's STEM Academy	0.5 mi
Huntington Middle	0.5 mi
Heritage High	0.5 mi
Newsome Park Elementary	0.7 mi
B.T. Washington Middle	0.8 mi
C. Alton Lindsay Middle	1.3 mi
John Marshall Early Childhood Center	1.6 mi
Alternative Learning Center	1.7 mi
Discovery STEM Academy	1.8 mi
Newport News Juvenile Detention Home	1.9 mi

Crime & Safety Report for 5307 Chestnut Ave, Newport News, VA 23605