When a person commits a crime of a sexual nature, this information becomes available to the public in national records. While no one wants to think they live near a sex offender, it’s important to learn who lives in your surrounding area, and what you can do to remain safe or at least keep an eye out for any suspicious activities or people.

We used data from HomeFacts.com in order to compile this list so that we can bring you the most accurate information possible. You will see a map under each county listed, which shows where the sex offenders live. However, we zoomed out slightly so as not to reveal exact addresses, but you can look this information up for yourself on HomeFacts if you choose. Here are the 10 counties with the highest concentration of sex offenders in Texas:

  1. Dallam County: 40.10 offenders/ 10,000 residents

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HomeFacts.com There are 27 registered sex offenders in Dallam County.

  1. Winkler County: 42.03 offenders/ 10,000 residents

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HomeFacts.com There are 30 registered sex offenders in Winkler County.

  1. McCulloch County: 43.47 offenders/ 10,000 residents

Larry D Moore/Wikipedia

HomeFacts.com There are 36 registered sex offenders in McCulloch County.

  1. Deaf Smith County: 45.14 offenders/ 10,000 residents

Billy Hathorn/Wikipedia

HomeFacts.com There are 87 registered sex offenders in Deaf Smith County.

  1. Polk County: 46.29 offenders/ 10,000 residents

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HomeFacts.com There are 211 registered sex offenders in Polk County.

  1. Trinity County: 48.39 offenders/ 10,000 residents

Larry D Moore/Wikipedia

HomeFacts.com There are 70 registered sex offenders in Trinity County.

  1. Robertson County: 48.41 offenders/ 10,000 residents

Wikipedia/Larry D Moore

HomeFacts.com There are 81 registered sex offenders in Robertson County.

  1. Potter County: 54.36 offenders/ 10,000 residents

Who What Where Nguyen Why/Wikipedia

HomeFacts.com There are 665 registered sex offenders in Potter County.

  1. Runnels County: 56.34 offenders/ 10,000 residents

Wikipedia/Larry D Moore

HomeFacts.com There are 59 registered sex offenders in Runnels County.

  1. Reagan County: 59.10 offenders/ 10,000 residents

Larry D Moore/Wikipedia

HomeFacts.com There are 20 registered sex offenders in Reagan County.

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Wikipedia/Billy Hathorn

HomeFacts.com

There are 27 registered sex offenders in Dallam County.

j. stephen conn/flickr

There are 30 registered sex offenders in Winkler County.

Larry D Moore/Wikipedia

There are 36 registered sex offenders in McCulloch County.

Billy Hathorn/Wikipedia

There are 87 registered sex offenders in Deaf Smith County.

Nsaum75/Wikipedia

There are 211 registered sex offenders in Polk County.

There are 70 registered sex offenders in Trinity County.

Wikipedia/Larry D Moore

There are 81 registered sex offenders in Robertson County.

Who What Where Nguyen Why/Wikipedia

There are 665 registered sex offenders in Potter County.

There are 59 registered sex offenders in Runnels County.

There are 20 registered sex offenders in Reagan County.

All data in the above article is pulled from third party sources such as HomeFacts.com. OnlyInYourState doesn’t guarantee the information above is perfectly accurate or current, although we have done our best to ensure that it is. For further questions, please consult the proper state agency.

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