U.S. Department of Justice Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website App
| Category | Price | Seller | Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reference | Free | The Institute for Intergovernmental Research, Inc. | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
This app provides users with information about registered sex offenders that have residential, employment, or school addresses that are within a close proximity of the mobile device running the app. Searches can be conducted nationally using a ¼ mile, ½ mile, or 1 mile radius or by offender name. The initial search will be performed based upon the location of the mobile device, but searches can be run from other locations by tapping those locations on the map. In the event that the registering jurisdiction (state, territory, Indian tribe, or District of Columbia) for the user’s area does not allow searching by geographic coordinates for registered sex offender addresses, a zip code search will be used to find matching offenders and the results can be viewed by tapping the status message at the top of the app. NSOPW is actively working with all jurisdictions to allow searching by geographic coordinates and will modify the app searching capabilities as improvements become available.
Please be aware that when you tap the “More Information” button when viewing the details of a matching record you will be directed to the details about the particular registered sex offender on the registering jurisdiction’s public sex offender website. These websites are outside of NSOPW’s control and may not be mobile device friendly.
The purpose of this app is solely to provide users with the ability to search for registered sex offender by location and name. If you would like sexual abuse education and prevention information or have questions about sex offender registration in general please visit NSOPW at nsopw.gov.
Reviews
Great app
Mrs_Crawford
I love this app! It gives me a little peace just knowing where they live. I understand their is no tracker on them to know their exact location. But that’s prying into their privacy so I understand. But I realized that some offenders residence has not been updated this year! That is a very serious manner. And I think action should be taken immediately! Thank you For creating this app
Map not populated with locations of offenders
Mike-mn
Just downloaded now and took a quick look at St. Paul Mn area. Tapped on map to provide a point around which to search. A label pops up telling how many offenders are in the area but no indication of the boundaries of the area. I finally was able to place a pin and get a hit that said "9 results" (nothing shows on map, which is counter to what the description pictures show). Clicked on "results" and got a list, less than half showed a photo. Clicked on the individual hoping to see details but details were minimal. At the bottom of the page was a button for more info which took me to the website/page for what looks like a booking page with much more detail like "last known address" and more description (height, weight....) Should have more data in the app like a pin or icon showing perps location. Trying to find a safe location for my daughter to live. This is somewhat helpful but could be much better. I will watch for improvements.
Works great for most states.
Farmer_Jason
I live in Florida and the mapping and searching work great. It looks like that does not work in all states and the website gives a good explanation for why that is and has a map showing what states the mapping feature works in. The app does tell you what is going on though if you are in a state where mapping does not work. Hopefully all the states will work the same soon.
Another garbage gov't app
ApeppersF
Doesn't populate anything on the map, no pictures and provides no information on the offender. Go to familywatchdog.us unlike this app, it works
Useless in northern VA please fix!
Xzxzxzxxzxz
We can't see faces or addresses in a map. Only a list that says there are some nearby. Excellent initiative but Please fix this for the safety of our kids. Thanks you!!
Not very useful
Jenlvssg1
We live in northern IL. The map on the app does show anything. You can get a list of names per zip code or searching for a specific name. I felt the map would be the most useful.
Mostly useless
lancealittle27
The app has a map feature but it seems disabled in the majority of areas so you're only ever looking at list of offender names and nothing else (no pictures or crime details). Overall useless.
Wow
Amistaria
This is all bad. It 'works' as long as you have jurisdiction, so you don't even get to see anything for where you live! Half way across the country yeah but not where it's important. How do you not have jurisdiction to share your files in a location? It's a good concept but not there yet
Dru's Law NOT being honored with this app
Williams77
Not a SINGLE pin on the map for my area code of more than 100,000 residents in the suburbs of Nashville. This is a DANGEROUS app because it misleads people that their area is free of sex offenders.
This app works. Period.
Joe Jo 73
Not sure what other reviewers are speaking of. If you're concerned for the safety of your family, this is a useful download. I recommend dropping a pin on the in-app map. That is how you get the results to come up. I subtracted one star because that part was not immediately intuitive when using the app. Overall, this app serves the purpose.
