Bedford Sex Offender Map

BEDFORD, NH — Before the kids go out trick or treating on Halloween, it is a good time to take inventory of who is living in your neighborhood.

The New Hampshire Sex Offender Registry Board lists home and work information convicted sex offenders.

"The degree of dangerousness posed to the public is such that a public safety interest is served by public availability of registration information,” state officials said in a statement.

Officials stressed it's illegal to use this information to commit a crime, such as harassing an offender or vandalizing his/her home.

Five male sex offenders were registered in Bedford in 2016:

Find more information, including the criminal histories of these offenders, on the New Hampshire Sex Offender Registry.

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