Sex Offenders in Essex County, MA
As of August 2026, we index about 508 registrants with a Essex County, MA address — about 6.3 per 10,000 residents. The figure is approximate and moves continuously — search below for the current picture on any specific person.
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How Essex County compares
Registrants we index per 10,000 residents, against the Massachusetts and national averages. All three rows come from the same continuously updated dataset, so the comparison divides like by like.
| Area | Registrants we index | Per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| Essex County, MA | 508 | 6.3 |
| Massachusetts average | 4,182 | 5.9 |
| United States average | 1,563,010 | 47.2 |
Search Essex County — and everywhere else at once
People move. A check limited to Essex County misses a registration anywhere else, so a search here covers every US registry — the 50 states, DC and the territories — and lets you narrow to a Essex County city or ZIP when that is the question. Every result is scored, carries its photographs, and links to the official registry record.
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City pages in Essex County
Per-city counts and search for the Essex County cities we publish pages for.
| City | Records indexed | Per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| Lynn | 159 | 15.7 |
Essex County offender search FAQ
How many registered sex offenders are in Essex County?
As of August 2026, we index approximately 508 registrants with a Essex County, MA address — about 6.3 per 10,000 residents, or about 1 in 1,594 residents. Treat the figure as scale rather than a fixed number: the registered population moves continuously as people are added, move, or are released from the requirement. When you need an answer about a specific person, run a search.
How does Essex County compare with the rest of Massachusetts?
Essex County sits at about 6.3 registrants we index per 10,000 residents, against a Massachusetts average of about 5.9 and a national average of about 47.2. Density varies block by block inside any county, so use the ratio as context — and a search, not an average, to answer about a specific address or person.
How do I check a specific person in Essex County?
Type their last name and add whatever else you hold — first name, date of birth, or narrow to a Essex County city or ZIP. You get scored matches with photographs and official record links, and the search covers every US registry at once, so someone now in Essex County who was registered elsewhere still surfaces. Your first 25 searches are free, no card required.
How do I find sex offenders near a Essex County address?
Search outward from a street address or ZIP within Essex County. Each result is the full registry record — photograph, offense history and the official state link — and you can widen the radius from one mile to a hundred to cover a neighbourhood or the whole area. It is address-and-radius search rather than a map, and it sees registrants whose published address we hold and have placed on a coordinate.
Is this the official Essex County sex offender registry?
Registries are maintained per state, not per county, so no single official "Essex County registry" list exists. What you search here is our continuously updated national dataset with every US registry in one place, and each record links back to the official state entry that published it — so you can verify any Essex County result at its source.
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