So you just found out there's a sex offender living nearby....

Or perhaps you had no idea.  It is light outside till 8pm, your kids are out later. And if you live in a suburban area, chances are you might let your kids play unsupervised.  Which is fine, except I just found out that a level 3 sex offender moved in across the street from my niece last night.  Yes, the town is feverishly sending out the notices, as they must by law, to those who live within a mile of the registered sex offender's new address.  But in the mean time, I bet you don't know how many are nearby.  I found it imperative to get you educated on how to find out if there is a registered sex offender living near you.


There are multiple sites you can search:
http://www.familywatchdog.us/
On Family Watchdog, you can enter your street address and it will plot a map of any sex offenders in the area.


http://www.paroleboard.ri.gov/

Search by Town or Zip Code.  Sex Offender Fact Sheet Notification of Release in Rhode Island: 

It even provides a listing of Level III Offenders in the state. Sex Offender Community Notification Information. Pursuant to Rhode Island General Laws 11-37.1-1 ET SEQ., the individuals who appears below have been designated a Level III Sex Offender by the Sex Offender Board of Review and/or the Superior Court. The Board and/or the Court have determined that this individual is at a high risk to re-offend and that the degree of dangerousness posed to the public is such that a public safety interest is served by the providing information below to the public availability of notification information

http://sorb.chs.state.ma.us/

Sex Offender Registry Board of Massachusetts

To obtain a list of offenders in a geographical area (County, City or Postal code) enter information in that field only. For example; entering “Boston” or "Bos" in the “City” field and leaving all other fields blank will result in a listing of Level 3 offenders registered in the City of Boston.

http://www.communitynotification.com/cap_office_disclaimer.php?office=54567

Connecticut Sex Offender Registry

Use this search to view all published offenders within a specified radius of your home, business, school or other desired address.


http://www.nsopw.gov/Core/Portal.aspx
Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website

http://www.ice.gov/predator/

US Immigration and Customs Investigation on Child Exploitation and Operation Predator.

http://www.missingkids.com

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.