Sex Offenders Near Me

Find registered sex offenders on the corresponding registry by selecting your state. Not from the USA? The United States is the only English speaking country that allows full public access to the sex offender registry; most countries have sex offender registries only accessible by law enforcement or upon special request. Choose your country to see if there is a special exception or to be directed to your non-English public registry. Click HERE to read about current U.S. Sex Offender Laws.  



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U.S Sex Offender Registry

Offender Map

Generally speaking, the U.S registries allow for a sex offender map to be generated. This image is an example of what I was able to generate in my area. Currently, most states have the 3 or 4 tier system like this one, where minor crimes like accidental public exposure are treated as low tier. With this tool, you can also generate an offender list that shows pictures and addresses of each offender so you can keep your kids safe during Halloween or fund raising.

Sex Offender Map showing offenders in a circular radius centered around a pin point.

Current Issues with the National Sex Offender Registry

Presently, the Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website is the only site hosted by the DOJ that is a front facing national sex offender search for the public. The problem is that each state must submit data to it on their own offenders. When the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 established the national sex offender registration system, the U.S. Department of Justice left it up to the states to produce their own sex offender registry while providing a janky and expensive to use tool called SORT. Thus, sex offender searches are done by state, as each state has some say in its own laws, regulations and rules on what data is collected and how it can be used. Currently, lack of funding for police offices, outdated software, & staffing issues have led many states to struggle to be SORNA compliant. U.S metropolises tend to have this the worst as seen on this recent NPR article on absconded offenders.

Private Company to the Rescue

These issues are exactly what a private company called Offenderwatch are trying to solve. They built a highly functional registry with a sex offender map, a mobile app, Megan’s law notifications, and SORNA compliance as the priority. By going state by state, county by county, Offenderwatch now has more than 70% of all registered sex offenders in its registry making them the backbone of the national registry.

Australia

Australia Test

Canada

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police handles the administration and management of Canada’s National Sex Offender Registry or (NSOR) The NSOR is not publicly accessible.  

India

India has made broad strides in improving record keeping for its more than 10.69 lakh sexual offenders. India’s registry is not publicly accessible nor is there special requesting as far as I can tell. Even after extensive research, it appears as of 2023, the NDSO either has no public front face at all or has limitations outside of India. The National Database on Sexual Offenders (NDSO), is maintained and operated by the National Crime Record Bureau.  The NCRB does have photography on the matter but most information can only be found through potentially biased secondary sources like news agencies or static websites. Judging by the lack of public information in English, the rapid increase in the number of offenders, and how young the registry is, it appears India still has many kinks to work out on their registry; but they are taking steps in the right direction. 

United Kingdom: Sarah's Law

While the United kingdom does not allow public access to their sex offender website, they do have Sarah’s law for all 4 of its countries. England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland have some version of Sarah’s law where parents, grandparents, neighbours, or friends can formally ask the police on information pertaining to someone who is contacting their child. You can read more about such a request on the Police.UK website. There is also a public disclosure scheme under Clare’s Law for domestic abuse which can be found on the same site in a subpage HERE.