How To Do A Sex Offender Search For
Free Using State And Private Services

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Do a free neighborhood Zip Code Search for registered offenders.

Learn how to do a free sex offender search by accessing state and other databases of registered sex offenders. Discover the differences between government offender files and those of private enterprises.

Important! Whenever a sex offender search service is free, it's free because:

1. it's run by a state government OR
2. it's run by a private company offering limited access to its data.

State offender databases are publicly funded and must be free to citizens. The downside is that you might find a state database awkward to use. Also, it might not provide you with information the way you expect it to.

Private offender databases are NOT publicly funded. Private enterprise needs to make a profit to stay in business. When the information is free, it's limited, although it might still be helpful.

Although a free search is usually limited in the features and information offered, you can often find what you're looking for anyway. Try these three registered sex offender free search options:

1. National Alert Registry — Free Search
2. State Databases — Free Search
3. Other Databases — Free Search

CHECK THEM ALL OUT. Before you do, though, be sure to add this page to your favorites or bookmarks (Ctrl+D) to make it easier for you to return to this registered sex offenders site.

1. National Alert Registry

In the comfort, convenience and safety of your own home, you can do a free sex offender search of the National Alert Registry database of registered sex offenders.

When you enter your 5-digit zip code and press the search button, the answer you get will tell you the number of registered sex offenders in that zip code.

For a very small fee, you can subscribe and get the following information on each of the registered sex offenders in your neighborhood: photos, appearance details, conviction information, offense dates, offense details, street addresses, name aliases, risk level and more.

The National Alert Registry database is updated on a regular basis. With your membership you receive RED ALERT emails with a map showing locations of registered sex offenders in your area.

Go to the National Alert Registry now and try the free zip code search. Then explore the site and decide if it's worth it to pay the small subscription fee to get detailed information.

2. State Databases

Do a free sex offender search of state databases. Each state differs in terms of how it administers its community notification process. Online access to varying degrees is offered by almost all states.

For states not yet offering online access, the link we have provided is to the state attorney general. Get to a state registered sex offenders list by selecting from the following links:

[Alabama] [Alaska] [Arizona] [Arkansas] [California] [Colorado] [Connecticut] [Delaware] [District of Columbia] [Florida] [Georgia] [Hawaii] [Idaho] [Illinois] [Indiana] [Iowa] [Kansas] [Kentucky] [Louisiana] [Maine] [Maryland] [Massachusetts] [Michigan] [Minnesota] [Mississippi] [Missouri] [Montana] [Nebraska] [Nevada] [New Hampshire] [New Jersey] [New Mexico] [New York] [North Carolina] [North Dakota] [Ohio] [Oklahoma] [Oregon] [Pennsylvania] [Rhode Island] [South Carolina] [South Dakota] [Tennessee] [Texas] [Utah] [Vermont] [Virginia] [Washington] [West Virginia] [Wisconsin] [Wyoming]

3. Other Databases

Other databases include all the known search engines. Although you cannot directly access a registered sex offenders database through a search engine, you CAN access all sorts of helpful general information. You've got nothing to lose by doing a free sex offender search starting with Google.