These Are the Perverts in Your Neighborhood

Sun Aug 26, 2007 12:14PM EDT

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As a father of two, I know how important it is to keep an awareness of my surroundings when it comes to child safety, whether that's paying extra attention at a dangerous intersection or making sure knives and other sharp objects are out of reach. I don't like to think about it, but being aware of sex offenders in the immediate area is also important.

Vision 20/20 is the latest service to offer free access to the national sex offender registry. It's also one of the most useful: Using a Windows Live Maps mashup, Vision 20/20 plots offender locations near any address you specify. Rollover a name to see where they live, what they did, and what they looked like when they got their mugshot taken. My nearest sex offender is a mere two blocks away.

Vision 20/20 also has an alert service that lets you get an email update when any new criminals move into your neighborhood.

This isn't the only service on the web to pinpoint sex offenders on the map. Family Watchdog isn't as pretty, but its plots include (some) work addresses as well, and they're color-coded by the type of offense. Many states offer their own search interfaces, too. Be aware that all this information is free: Don't get suckered by services that try to charge you money for neighborhood reports!

LINK: Vision 20/20 (via TechCrunch)

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  • 6 Posted by rogueist on Thu Sep 3, 2009 8:49PM EDT Report Abuse

    And aside from that I appear to be living in sex offender central according to the maps... I think 1 out of 3 people living in my neighborhood are sex offenders according to this service... wheeeee...

  • 7 Posted by zman6919 on Tue Aug 28, 2007 3:08AM EDT Report Abuse

    This web site is inaccurate. I posted a name of a person I know is a sex offender and is on the National Sex Offender registry, Family WatchDog, etc, and they are not on this on. So what good is it??

  • 8 Posted by rivashugo@sbcglobal.net on Thu Sep 3, 2009 8:42PM EDT Report Abuse

    i'm dissapointed in you chris null. you should know that acquittal doesn't equal innocence. And just as tragic conviction doesn't equal guilt. These are horrible horrible tools. Should you be aware of sex offenders? sure. Should you be able to track their every move? omg no. Unless you know the truth and were there at the trial hearing all the facts than it's not smart to assume that all the convictions are of horrible horrible persons that should never be trusted. That would be stupid. stupid stupid stupid stupid. stupid.

  • 9 Posted by jhtbear64 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 4:34PM EDT Report Abuse

    If you want another place to check out about sex offender/ former sex offenders then go to sohopeful.com. There is a forum that has educational informationabout sexual abuse juv and adults. This organization doesn't advocate more sexual abuse nor domestic violence and any type. If you want to make society better than you must face the facts and fight it with logic and educate your self against the enemy of all abuse.

  • 10 Posted by determinedpj on Thu Sep 3, 2009 3:42PM EDT Report Abuse

    This article is being targeted by a pedophile who is a registered sex offender. http://wikisposure.com/ZMan6919

  • 11 Posted by soi.zman on Thu Sep 3, 2009 9:31PM EDT Report Abuse

    Yes, I am ZMan and a RSO, but NOT a pedophile you idiot. Determined is a PJ cyberterrorist who loves to go around posting defamatory comments. Get a life, you scum!!!! I was charged in 1988/1989 and have not committed any sex crime sense, and the crap you have on the link you provide is only your distorted view of the facts. http://sexoffenderissues.blogspot.com/

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