4 Sex Offenders In La Grange: 2021 Safety Map

LA GRANGE, IL — Fall is a good time to take an inventory of who is living in your neighborhood. La Grange, including La Grange Highlands, has four sex offenders living in town, according to the Illinois Sex Offender Registry.

Of the four offenders in town, three are labeled as sexual predators. None of them are listed as non-compliant with sex offender registry laws. All four are men, ranging in age from 30 to 45. The community has one more registered offender than the year before.

Pins on the map represent addresses of offenders convicted of sex crimes. Roll your cursor over the pins, and you will see more information pop up, including the registered sex offender's name, address, current age, convictions, and the age of the offender and victim at the time of the offense. Or click on the link to view a larger map.

Law enforcement officials and researchers caution that the registries can play only a limited role in preventing child sexual abuse and stress that most perpetrators are known to the child.

The U.S. Department of Justice, which oversees the National Sex Offender Public Website, estimates that only about 10 percent of perpetrators of child sexual abuse are strangers to the child.

The Justice Department estimates 30 percent of child victims are abused by family members, while 60 percent of perpetrators are known to the child and are not family members but rather family friends, babysitters, child care providers and others. Nearly a quarter of abusers are under the age of 18 themselves, the department estimates.

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