Have you ever wondered how many sex offenders live in your county? If that’s the kind of thing you spend your days pondering, then you’ll appreciate this list of the Massachusetts counties with the highest numbers of registered sex offenders.
This information was gathered from the Massachusetts Sex Offender Registry Board’s website. This list includes all sex offenders, including incarcerated individuals and level 3 offenders. Level 3 sex offenders are those that, in the opinion of the Massachusetts Sex Offender Registry Board, are at a “high risk to re-offend.”
- Berkshire: 9.31 offenders per 10,000 residents.
Wikimedia Commons/John Phelan Total offenders: 137
- Franklin: 8.95 offenders per 10,000 residents.
Flickr/MOTT Total offenders: 70
- Hampden: 7.96 offenders per 10,000 residents.
Flickr/rik-shaw Total offenders: 386
- Suffolk: 6.94 offenders per 10,000 residents.
Flickr/Nathan Rupert Total offenders: 513
- Worcester: 6.51 offenders per 10,000 residents.
Flickr/MOTT Total offenders: 565
- Bristol: 5.64 offenders per 10,000 residents
Flickr/C Hanchey Total offenders: 328
- Essex: 3.93 offenders per 10,000 residents.
Flickr/docmartini Total offenders: 311
- Barnstable: 3.90 offenders per 10,000 residents.
Flickr/MOTT Total offenders: 85
- Hampshire 3.57 offenders per 10,000 residents.
Flickr/Rudi Riet Total offenders: 53
- Plymouth: 3.50 offenders per 10,000 residents.
Flickr/MOTT Total offenders: 173
- Dukes: 3.02 offenders per 10,000 residents.
Flickr/MOTT Total offenders: 4
- Nantucket: 1.96 offenders per 10,000 residents.
Flickr/MOTT Total offenders: 2
- Middlesex: 1.95 offenders per 10,000 residents.
Flickr/MOTT Total offenders: 312
- Norfolk: 1.29 offenders per 10,000 residents.
Flickr/MOTT Total offenders: 101
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Wikimedia Commons/John Phelan
Total offenders: 137
Flickr/MOTT
Total offenders: 70
Flickr/rik-shaw
Total offenders: 386
Flickr/Nathan Rupert
Total offenders: 513
Total offenders: 565
Flickr/C Hanchey
Total offenders: 328
Flickr/docmartini
Total offenders: 311
Total offenders: 85
Flickr/Rudi Riet
Total offenders: 53
Total offenders: 173
Total offenders: 4
Total offenders: 2
Total offenders: 312
Total offenders: 101
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