Sex Offenders In Your Neighborhood?
I am always on the lookout for any resource that will assist me in protecting my kids and my family. I recently came across a fantastic child safety website that should become a resource for every family with children at home:
Basically, this is a site where you can type in your zip code and a map will come up showing where all, if any, registered sex offenders are living in your neighborhood. You may think that no one close to your home is a sex offender, but I am afraid that you may be alarmingly surprised. I typed in my zip code and found a number of registered sex offenders in my community. I knew one of the offenders from an association I had with his family previously, but fortunately there was no one that I was familiar with who had had contact with my children or family. Now I know where potential problems may exist. I am certainly more aware of who is in my community and what potential threats may exist.
I feel this is important data to know especially if my kids happen to be walking past the home of a sex offender on their way to and from school or if they have a friend’s home that they frequent to play that my be across the street or next door to a registered sex offender. So, go ahead and check it out. This information, I feel, is crucial to your child’s safety.
Julia Howard
www.amberalertgps.com
