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Review: Sex Offender Database Search & Informational Websites

A few months ago, someone sent me a link for a local Douglas county, CO website that allowed you to search for your address to see if there were any registered sex offenders near your home. I was shocked to see that there was one only a block away! This really scared me since my wife and I just had our first baby, a girl.

Over the last couple of years it seems like the gov't has finally been cracking down on their sex offender registries and requiring past offenders to register a new address when they move. But it's still scary to when you hear on the local news about an incident with a past sex offender that didn't register a new address... scary.

Anyways, I thought I'd compile a list of the best websites that have a national database of sex offenders. Pulling up your address everyone once in a while to see if there are any new offenders in your area is something everyone should be in the habit of doing. This is especially true if you have kids. Make sure you know who your neighbors are.

Here are the top 5

(as far as I can tell, the data on these sites is all the same since they are pulled from national and local databases that are updated often, but some are easier to use than others, and some provide better information.)

1. www.mapsexoffenders.com Search nationwide - has integrated easy to use google map.

2. FBI's full listing of state sex offender websites.

3. National Sex Offender Public Registry

4. www.sexcriminals.com portal for information on sexual offenders.

5. www.stopsexoffenders.com information on child safety in regards to sexual predators

posted by Justin Smith @ 9/27/2006 03:30:00 PM