Convicted sex offenders are required by law to register with the government, to include their names and addresses. While we could, we’re not going to single out individuals in the state, but rather provide you with insight on which counties have the most registered sex offenders. Using records obtained by Homefacts.com, we’re listing the 10 counties with the highest number of registered sex offenders per capita in Michigan.
- Gladwin County
homefacts.com A total of 137 registered sex offenders are listed in this county.
- Osceola County
homefacts.com Currently 127 sex offenders are registered in this county.
- Lake County
homefacts.com Here, there are 64 registered sex offenders, but because of the population of this county, that averages out to 55.44 offenders per 10,000 residents.
- St. Joseph County
homefacts.com In this southwest Michigan county, there are 352 registered sex offenders.
- Wexford County, 57.83/10,000 residents
homefacts.com Records indicate there are 189 registered sex offenders in this county.
- Newaygo County, 62.99 /10,000 residents
homefacts.com Newaygo County is home to 304 registered sex offenders.
- Alcona County, 63.05/10,000 residents
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- Allegan County, 65.07/10,000 residents
homefacts.com With 729 registered sex offenders, Allegan County has a much higher than national average of 14.51 sex offenders per 10,000 residents.
- Oceana County, 70.01/10,000 residents
homefacts.com This western Michigan county has a total of 185 registered sex offenders
- Eaton County, 77.96/10,000 residents
“Eaton County Courthouse” by Shirl - eaton county courthouse copyUploaded by Gary Dee. Licensed under CC BY 2.0 via Commons In total, Eaton County has 842 registered sex offenders, with a ratio of 77.96 offenders per 10,000 residents.
Some of the numbers in these counties appear to be relatively low. Thing is, you have to take into consideration the population in each county. Consider this, in the most populous county of Wayne, 5,055 offenders are listed on the sex registry. That seems rather high, but with a population of about 1.9 million, it tempers those alarming numbers.
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A total of 137 registered sex offenders are listed in this county.
Currently 127 sex offenders are registered in this county.
Here, there are 64 registered sex offenders, but because of the population of this county, that averages out to 55.44 offenders per 10,000 residents.
In this southwest Michigan county, there are 352 registered sex offenders.
Records indicate there are 189 registered sex offenders in this county.
Newaygo County is home to 304 registered sex offenders.
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With 729 registered sex offenders, Allegan County has a much higher than national average of 14.51 sex offenders per 10,000 residents.
This western Michigan county has a total of 185 registered sex offenders
“Eaton County Courthouse” by Shirl - eaton county courthouse copyUploaded by Gary Dee. Licensed under CC BY 2.0 via Commons
In total, Eaton County has 842 registered sex offenders, with a ratio of 77.96 offenders per 10,000 residents.
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