In the United States, when a person is convicted of a sex-related crime, the government tracks their location through the sex offender registry, as well as their case being available as a public record. Many people want to be aware of offenders in their area, especially if such crimes involved children. Home Facts provides a database showing this information and maps it per county. For the purposes of this article, maps were shown zoomed out for privacy reasons, but a visit to the site allows you to specify a more exact location. Comparing the ratio of offenders to the population, the following counties were found to have the highest concentration of these offenders.
For perspective, the United States has 14.51 offenders per 10,000 residents and the state of Missouri has 24.81 offenders per 10,000 residents.
- Butler County: 44.21 offenders per 10,000 residents
“Butler County Courthouse” by Skye Marthaler - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Commons -
www.homefacts.com There are 190 registered sex offenders in Butler County.
- St. Francois County: 45.36 offenders per 10,000 residents
“St Francois County Missouri Courthouse-20150101-032-pano” by Kbh3rd - Own work. Licensed under CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons -
www.homefacts.com There are 299 registered sex offenders in St. Francois County.
- Laclede County: 45.56 offenders per 10,000 residents
“Laclede County MO Courthoues pano 20150715-8164-6” by Kbh3rd - Own work. Licensed under CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons -
www.homefacts.com There are 162 registered sex offenders in Laclede County.
- Shelby County: 45.83 offenders per 10,000 residents
Flickr/ J. Stephen Conn
www.homefacts.com There are 29 registered sex offenders in Shelby County.
- Pemiscot County: 48.12 offenders per 10000 residents
“Cooter High School” by Nyttend - Own work. Licensed under Public Domain via Commons -
www.homefacts.com There are 88 registered sex offenders in Pemiscot County.
- Dunklin County: 48.58 offenders per 10,000 residents
Flickr/ Jimmy Emerson, DVM
www.homefacts.com There are 155 registered sex offenders in Dunklin County.
- Morgan County: 51.08 offenders per 10,000 residents
Flickr/ KOMUNews
www.homefacts.com There are 104 registered sex offenders in Morgan County.
- Marion County: 51.13 offenders per 10,000 residents
“Marion County MO Courthouse 20141022 A” by Kbh3rd - Own work. Licensed under CC BY 4.0 via Commons -
www.homefacts.com There are 147 registered sex offenders in Marion County.
- Howard County: 59.06 offenders per 10,000 residents
“Howard County MO Courthouse 20140920-pano2” by Kbh3rd - Own work. Licensed under CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons -
www.homefacts.com There are 60 registered sex offenders in Howard County.
- St. Louis County: 74.30 offenders per 10,000 residents
Flickr/ Steven Martin
www.homefacts.com There are 2,364 registered sex offenders in St. Louis County.
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“Butler County Courthouse” by Skye Marthaler - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Commons -
There are 190 registered sex offenders in Butler County.
“St Francois County Missouri Courthouse-20150101-032-pano” by Kbh3rd - Own work. Licensed under CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons -
There are 299 registered sex offenders in St. Francois County.
“Laclede County MO Courthoues pano 20150715-8164-6” by Kbh3rd - Own work. Licensed under CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons -
There are 162 registered sex offenders in Laclede County.
Flickr/ J. Stephen Conn
There are 29 registered sex offenders in Shelby County.
“Cooter High School” by Nyttend - Own work. Licensed under Public Domain via Commons -
There are 88 registered sex offenders in Pemiscot County.
Flickr/ Jimmy Emerson, DVM
There are 155 registered sex offenders in Dunklin County.
Flickr/ KOMUNews
There are 104 registered sex offenders in Morgan County.
“Marion County MO Courthouse 20141022 A” by Kbh3rd - Own work. Licensed under CC BY 4.0 via Commons -
There are 147 registered sex offenders in Marion County.
“Howard County MO Courthouse 20140920-pano2” by Kbh3rd - Own work. Licensed under CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons -
There are 60 registered sex offenders in Howard County.
Flickr/ Steven Martin
There are 2,364 registered sex offenders in St. Louis County.
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