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I have looked and there is 34 registered sex offenders in one Lexington zip code and like 75 in another! This seems very high as I have two girls 7&8 and relocating to this area, also Lexington One has the better schools, is this a concern to the people in the area or is it something you just get over.
I think it's something you get over. I'll make a couple of points for you to consider or discard.
1. Have you checked for registered sex offenders in your present area? I suspect you've lived near some (and probably others who've not been caught).
2. 34 or 75 out of how many people? You're looking at some fraction of a percent of the population.
I don't mean to belittle the concerns you share along with many others. But I do wonder whether our fears are eased or encouraged by posting mugshots on the Internet. I also wonder whether our kids are safer as a result.
Actually there are O in my current zip code in NY. I know its something you have to deal with in the south but I just was concerned but like you say, I guess you get used to it.
We moved here from NY as well (and also had 0 offenders in our area). This was a major concern for us as well. We also have two small children. Lexington has one of the lower offender rates in the Columbia area. We were able to find an area in Lexington that does not have offenders nearby. (that's not to say that someone can't move in next door tomorrow). Also, another thing to consider is the offense. You can see exactly what the offense was on many websites. Not that I am justifying any offense, but acts againt a child are much more of a concern than a teenager who was with his underage girlfriend and got in trouble for it.
We moved here from NY as well (and also had 0 offenders in our area). This was a major concern for us as well. We also have two small children. Lexington has one of the lower offender rates in the Columbia area. We were able to find an area in Lexington that does not have offenders nearby. (that's not to say that someone can't move in next door tomorrow). Also, another thing to consider is the offense. You can see exactly what the offense was on many websites. Not that I am justifying any offense, but acts againt a child are much more of a concern than a teenager who was with his underage girlfriend and got in trouble for it.
Two New Yorkers now with zero offenders in their area. Um, have you considered that no one is listing them, and that is why it says 0. I find it hard to believe that any zip code area in New York state, or any state for that matter, has not one sex offender. I mean, think about it.
It is funny that I read this today. We are almost all set to buy a house in Summerville and today I found a registered kidnapper and a rapist right down the way. We are not thinking that this might not be the best choice of are for us.
We have a few in our area, but if my area had 0 I don’t know what I would do. It is definitely something to consider when making your choice
Why would some states not list them. Don’t they have to. I know that Vermont for example has very little offenders listed but they are really lenient on their offenders. So that may have something to do with it.
Isn't it a federal regulation that sex offenders be reported? I'm not sure but that's how I thought it worked. We had an offender move in the area and were notified and then move out of the area and were notified again (both by the school district). Also, the town web site kept on top of offenders in and around the area. How sad if what you say is true- not a single zip code in the US without a sex offender. Think about that.
We did an offender check before moving to Fort Mill and found that there were quite a few, but at the time we looked (over a year ago) a good many had moved out of the area, were re-incarcerated, or had statutory rape offenses (meaning, it was an over-21 boyfriend of a young girl who was charged). Very few that were still in the town *when I checked* were what I consider to be true OFFENDERS (meaning pedophiles or those who preyed on the very young (read: under 10).
However, I came from a town in NoNJ that had HUNDREDS of offenders within 5 miles of my house so I feel my kids are quite safe in our new little part of the world.
Blue states are EXTREMELY lenient with reporting and updating databases. Keep that in mind. I know SC updates much more often that my old neighborhood in Metro Detroit.
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