Massachusetts sex offenders map: Check before trick-or-treating in your area

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – Residents are urged to be aware of the presence of sex offenders in their area before heading out to trick-or-treat.

Massachusetts residents convicted of certain sex crimes are required to register with law enforcement. The information is available for the public to search by city, county, or offender’s name. There are three levels of sex offender statuses and are classified based on their risk of re-offending and the degree of danger that they pose to the public.

A sex offender is anyone who lives, works, or attends school in Massachusetts who has:

• Been convicted of a sex offense
• Been adjudicated as a youthful offender or as a delinquent juvenile for a sex offense
• Been released from incarceration, parole, probation supervision, or custody with the Department of Youth Services for a sex offense conviction or adjudication
• Been adjudicated as a sexually dangerous person, or a person released from civil commitment anytime from August 1, 1981

Level 3

Level three sex offenders have a high risk of re-offending and pose a high degree of danger to the public. Information about them is publicly available.

Level 2

Level two sex offenders have a moderate risk of re-offending and pose a moderate degree of danger to the public. The public can only access level two offender data on the internet for sex offenders classified after July 12, 2013.

Level 1

Level one sex offenders have a low risk of re-offending and pose a low degree of danger to the public.

Sex Offenders Near Me

As Halloween approaches, it is important to keep in mind how many sex offenders are in your area before heading out to trick-or-treat.

Here is a list of the total number of sex offenders that either live, work, or both in each local county:

• Hampden County: 720
• Hampshire County: 146
• Franklin County: 120
• Berkshire County: 199

In Chicopee, there are 89 registered sex offenders. To find out if there are sex offenders in your area, visit the Sex Offender Registry Board. From the database, you can search by county, city, and up to three miles from a specific address.

Ashley Shook

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