All sex offenders in New Jersey have to register with the state and this information is put into a database. While the database of names, crimes and addresses is made public, this article will feature only the counties with the highest concentration of sex offenders. More specific data can be found on HomeFacts. Morris, Bergen and Somerset counties have the lowest percentage of sex offenders/residents, all with ratios of less than 2/10,000. The following counties have the highest percentage of sex offenders per 10,000 residents.
- Atlantic County: 12.13 Offenders/10,000 Residents
Wikipedia/Tim Kiser
Image/HomeFacts There are 335 registered sex offenders in Atlantic County.
- Cape May County: 10.07 Offenders/10,000 Residents
Wikipedia/Smallbones
Image/HomeFacts There are 92 registered sex offenders in Cape May County.
- Salem County: 8.82 Offenders/10,000 Residents
Wikipedia/Smallbones
Image/HomeFacts There are 67 registered sex offenders in Salem County.
- Cumberland County: 8.24 Offenders/10,000 Residents
Wikipedia/TimKiser
Image/HomeFacts There are 135 registered sex offenders in Cumberland County.
- Passaic County: 7.89 Offenders/10,000 Residents
Wikipedia/JaredKofsky
Image/HomeFacts There are 425 registered sex offenders in Passaic County.
- Camden County: 7.40 Offenders/10,000 Residents
Flickr/Chris Hunkeler
Image/HomeFacts There are 382 registered sex offenders in Camden County.
- Essex County: 6.79 Offenders/10,000 Residents
Wikipedia/JimHenderson
Image/HomeFacts There are 575 registered sex offenders in Essex County.
- Mercer County: 5.67 Offenders/10,000 Residents
Wikipedia/Famartin
Image/HomeFacts There are 222 registered sex offenders in Mercer County.
- Hudson County: 5.20 Offenders/10,000 Residents
Wikipedia/JimMiller
Image/HomeFacts There are 373 registered sex offenders in Hudson County.
- Warren County: 5.11 Offenders/10,000 Residents
WIkipedia/Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD
Image/HomeFacts There are 59 registered sex offenders in Warren County.
All data in the above article is pulled from third party sources such as HomeFacts and City-Data. 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.
Wikipedia/Tim Kiser
Image/HomeFacts
There are 335 registered sex offenders in Atlantic County.
Wikipedia/Smallbones
There are 92 registered sex offenders in Cape May County.
There are 67 registered sex offenders in Salem County.
Wikipedia/TimKiser
There are 135 registered sex offenders in Cumberland County.
Wikipedia/JaredKofsky
There are 425 registered sex offenders in Passaic County.
Flickr/Chris Hunkeler
There are 382 registered sex offenders in Camden County.
Wikipedia/JimHenderson
There are 575 registered sex offenders in Essex County.
Wikipedia/Famartin
There are 222 registered sex offenders in Mercer County.
Wikipedia/JimMiller
There are 373 registered sex offenders in Hudson County.
WIkipedia/Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD
There are 59 registered sex offenders in Warren County.
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