No one likes to think about the criminals living next door, especially sex offenders. But it is good to know where criminals live so that you can protect your family. You can actually check online where sex offenders live in your area. Here are the 10 counties in Illinois with the most sex offenders.

  1. Hardin County

Daniel Schwen/Wikipedia In Hardin County, there are 25.49 sex offenders per 10,000 people.

  1. White County

nyttend/Wikipedia White County has 25.87 sex offenders per 10,000 people.

  1. Clay County

Nyttend/Wikipedia In Clay County, there are 26.03 sex offenders per 10,000 people.

  1. Massac County

Amy Meredith/Flickr Massac County has 26.68 sex offenders per 10,000 people.

  1. De Witt County

Nyttend/Wikipedia In De Witt County, there are 27.17 sex offenders per 10,000 people.

  1. Alexander County

Paul Sableman/Flickr There are 31.91 sex offenders per 10,000 people in Alexander County.

  1. Peoria County

CinCool/Flickr There are 32.52 sex offenders per 10,000 people in Peoria County.

  1. Edgar County

Wikimedia Edgar County has 35.65 sex offenders per 10,000 people.

  1. Marion County

Nyttend/Wikipedia In Marion County, there are 36.05 sex offenders per 10,000 people.

  1. Pulaski County

LouisvilleUSACE/Flickr Pulaski County has 37.66 sex offenders per 10,000 people.

Disclaimer: All data in the above article is pulled from third party sources. 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.

Daniel Schwen/Wikipedia

In Hardin County, there are 25.49 sex offenders per 10,000 people.

nyttend/Wikipedia

White County has 25.87 sex offenders per 10,000 people.

Nyttend/Wikipedia

In Clay County, there are 26.03 sex offenders per 10,000 people.

Amy Meredith/Flickr

Massac County has 26.68 sex offenders per 10,000 people.

In De Witt County, there are 27.17 sex offenders per 10,000 people.

Paul Sableman/Flickr

There are 31.91 sex offenders per 10,000 people in Alexander County.

CinCool/Flickr

There are 32.52 sex offenders per 10,000 people in Peoria County.

Wikimedia

Edgar County has 35.65 sex offenders per 10,000 people.

In Marion County, there are 36.05 sex offenders per 10,000 people.

LouisvilleUSACE/Flickr

Pulaski County has 37.66 sex offenders per 10,000 people.

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