Is LOT 26 Palmetto Bluff Rd in a low-crime area?

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LOT 26 Palmetto Bluff Rd Crime & Safety Report

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Full report contains 58 offenders within 5 miles and 6 crime incidents in the last 12 months.

58 Registered Sex Offenders within 5 miles Near LOT 26 Palmetto Bluff Rd, Hardy, VA 24101

13 Rape

25 Child Involved

13 Assault

8 Other

Name / Age / Tags	Arrest / Conviction	Address	Distance	Risk
FENTRESS, CORBIN ANDERSON 25 years old Child Involved	16-15-405(D) - 2ND DEGREE SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR 2024-10-03T02:57:29	3609 PITZER ROAD ROANOKE, VA, 24014	1.9	Medium
CARTER, ARTHUR BURTON 60 years old Child Involved	18.2-472.1 - VIOL SEX OFFNDR/MURDR REG:FAIL 2 REG- FALSE INFO - 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-472.1 - VIOL SEX OFFNDR/MURDR REG:FAIL 2 REG- FALSE INFO - 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-472.1 - VIOL SEX OFFNDR/MURDR REG:FAIL 2 REG- FALSE INFO - 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	2005 GREENBIER AVENUE SOUTH EAST ROANOKE, VA, 24013	4.4	Medium
HOFFMAN, JOSHUA DAVID 54 years old Child Involved	18.2-370 - INDECENT LIBERTIES: W/ CHILD - 2024-10-03T02:57:29	1906 PROGRESS DRIVE ROANOKE, VA, 24013	4.2	Medium
SMITH, DUSTIN EDWARD 37 years old Child Involved	18.2-374.1:1(A) - POSSESS OBSCENE MATERIAL WITH MINOR, FELONY - 2024-10-03T02:57:29	211-A EAST CLEVELAND AVENUE VINTON, VA, 24179	4.5	Medium
BENSON, DEVIN MICHAEL 33 years old Child Involved	18.2-370.1 - INDECENT LIBERTIES WITH CHILD BY CUSTODIAN - 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18 USC 2252(a) - RECEIPT OF MATERIAL CONTAINING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY - 2024-10-03T02:57:29	801 HARDY ROAD VINTON, VA, 24179	4	Medium

6 Crime & Incidents in the Last 12 Months

1 Severe

2 Low

3 Other

Crime	Location (Approx.)	Severity	Description
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 01:54 PM	Turner Branch Rd, Goodview, VA 24095	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, a walking patient with a hand injury reported near Turner Branch Road at Stewartsville Rescue Squad. Paramedic dispatched to the scene.
Missing Person 07/14/2026 01:27 PM	Roanoke River Parkway Rd, Roanoke, VA 24014	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch received a report of a missing dog near milepost 115 on the Blue Ridge Parkway by Back Creek Overlook. The dog is described as a white hound with brown spots wearing both an electronic and a regular collar.
Medical Emergency 07/08/2026 09:58 AM	Bethel Ct, Vinton, VA 24179	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical services responded to a priority three sick person call near Bethel Court.
Assault Report 07/04/2026 07:57 PM	Jordantown Rd, Vinton, VA 24179	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch reported a disturbance at a motel on Jordantown Road, where two women were reportedly threatening people in the parking area and may have been drinking. A black Lexus and a Virginia license plate were mentioned as related to the incident.
Traffic 06/19/2026 11:16 AM	Roanoke River Parkway Rd, Roanoke, VA 24014	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, an officer conducted a traffic stop near mile marker 115 on the Roanoke River Parkway and ran a Virginia license plate check, which reportedly came back clear for a valid 2017 Hyundai.

Crime & Safety Report for LOT 26 Palmetto Bluff Rd, Hardy, VA 24101