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521 Mantle Dr Crime & Safety Report

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Full report contains 93 offenders within 5 miles and 540 crime incidents in the last 12 months.

93 Registered Sex Offenders within 5 miles Near 521 Mantle Dr, Lynchburg, VA 24501

27 Rape

44 Child Involved

24 Assault

11 Other

Name / Age / Tags	Arrest / Conviction	Address	Distance	Risk
WRIGHT, BENJAMIN J 32 years old		1971 UNIVERSITY BLVD LYNCHBURG, VA, 24515	3	Medium
FERGUSON, BRIAN KEITH 50 years old Rapist	18.2-47.A - ABDUCTION - 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-61 - RAPE - 2024-10-03T02:57:29	14620 WARDS ROAD LYNCHBURG, VA, 24502	1.9	Medium
HAILEY, JOEL SWARTZ 64 years old Child Involved	18.2-374.1:1(A) - POSSESS OBSCENE MATERIAL WITH MINOR, FELONY - 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-374.1:1(B) - CHILD PORNOGRAPHY: POSSESS, 2+ OFF - 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-374.1:1(B) - CHILD PORNOGRAPHY: POSSESS, 2+ OFF - 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-374.1:1(B) - CHILD PORNOGRAPHY: POSSESS, 2+ OFF - 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-374.1:1(B) - CHILD PORNOGRAPHY: POSSESS, 2+ OFF - 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-374.1:1(B) - CHILD PORNOGRAPHY: POSSESS, 2+ OFF - 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-374.1:1(B) - CHILD PORNOGRAPHY: POSSESS, 2+ OFF - 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-374.1:1(B) - CHILD PORNOGRAPHY: POSSESS, 2+ OFF - 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-374.1:1(B) - CHILD PORNOGRAPHY: POSSESS, 2+ OFF - 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-374.1:1(B) - CHILD PORNOGRAPHY: POSSESS, 2+ OFF - 2024-10-03T02:57:29	20423 TIMBERLAKE RD LYNCHBURG, VA, 24502	4.6	Medium
JEFFERSON, ANTWAUN DEMONE 36 years old Child Involved Violent	18.2-67.4 - SEXUAL BATTERY - 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 18.2-472.1 - VIOL SEX OFFNDR/MURDR REG:FAIL 2 REG- FALSE INFO - 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-370 - TAKING INDECENT LIBERTIES WITH CHILDREN - 2024-10-03T02:57:29	3810 CAMPBELL AVENUE LYNCHBURG, VA, 24501	5	Medium
PETERSON, SEBASTIAN LORD 46 years old Rapist Violent	18.2-67.5.A(2) - ATTEMPT FORCIBLE SODOMY - 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-67.1 - FORCIBLE SODOMY - 2024-10-03T02:57:29 18.2-67.3 - AGGRAVATED SEXUAL BATTERY - 2024-10-03T02:57:29	5708 SEMINOLE AVENUE (WARDS ROAD) LYNCHBURG, VA, 24502	3.9	Medium

540 Crime & Incidents in the Last 12 Months

55 Severe

51 Medium

90 Low

344 Other

Crime	Location (Approx.)	Severity	Description
Traffic 07/16/2026 07:09 PM	Wards Ferry Rd, Lynchburg, VA 24502	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews were dispatched to a possible crash at the intersection of Wards Ferry Road and Browns Mill Road, where a vehicle reportedly hit a light fixture and injuries were unknown.
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 05:08 PM	Monica Blvd, Lynchburg, VA 24502	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews were dispatched to a possible medical incident involving a bleeding patient near Monica Boulevard in the Liberty Ridge area. Multiple EMS units responded and coordinated on an operations channel.
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 05:03 PM	Melissa Ln, Lynchburg, VA 24502	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency responders dispatched for a possible chest pain event involving a 27-year-old female near Melissa Lane. Scene access is clear for crews to stop on site.
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 05:02 PM	Melissa Ln, Lynchburg, VA 24502	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, units are dispatched to a Priority 1 medical call for a 27-year-old woman reporting chest pain near Melissa Lane in Lynchburg, Virginia.
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 04:14 PM	Timberlake Rd, Lynchburg, VA	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews were dispatched to a possible traumatic injury at an apartment complex on Timberlake Road.

Crime & Safety Report for 521 Mantle Dr, Lynchburg, VA 24501