Trick-or-Treat Safety: Check Up Any Registered Sexual Offenders in Your Neighborhood

My son and I watched a lot of The Rookie, and he’s really into crime in the area. So, I used the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office to show him how to search our neighborhood for sex and violent criminals. If you want to go trick-or-treating, this tool will come in very handy.

 Trick-or-Treat Safety: Check for Registered Sex Offenders in Your Neighborhood

All over Vanderburgh County, people are getting ready for a scary good time on Halloween. But safety is just as important as the outfits and candy. One important thing you can do to keep your kids safe while trick-or-treating is to look around your neighborhood for known sex offenders. Here’s how to do that and make sure your family has a safe Halloween.

Use the Vanderburgh County Sex Offender Web Portal

Vanderburgh County gives people a great way to keep an eye on nearby sexual or violent criminals. This website for Vanderburgh County Sex and Violent Offenders lets you quickly look for any listed offenders in your area.

This tool is meant to help you plan your trick-or-treating routes so that you can keep your kids out of areas that could be dangerous. You can look for people within 5 miles of your home, by name, or at work.

Sign Up for Email Alerts

Want to stay up to date all year? If you sign up for email warnings, you can be notified when a sex or violent offender is found within a certain distance of any address you choose. Being proactive like this helps you stay aware all year, not just around Halloween.

How to Report Violations

The website also lets people in the neighborhood report any violations by registered offenders. Officials in the area say that community evidence is very important for holding criminals responsible. Do not wait to report any strange behavior or violations you may see. Being alert helps keep the neighborhood safe!

Who Manages the Registry?

In Indiana, it is usually up to the county sheriff to list, check out, and keep an eye on sex and violent criminals. The register for Vanderburgh County is kept in a central database that makes sure everything is the same across the state. This information is easy to get to at www.sheriffalerts.com.

Need More Info?

You can call Deputy Mike Robinson at 812-421-6201 or email him at [email protected] if you have any questions about Vanderburgh County’s citizen awareness program. He can help explain how the system works and give you more safety advice.

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