Seasonal & Holidays

Manassas 2019 Halloween Sex Offender Safety Info

Find out if you live near registered sex offenders before the kids trick or treat. You can search by map, address, zip code.

Before the kids head out trick-or-treating, check and see who is living in your neighborhood.
Before the kids head out trick-or-treating, check and see who is living in your neighborhood. (Patch Graphic)

Before kids go out trick or treating on Halloween, it's an ideal time to check who is living in your neighborhood. Woodbridge has 274 registered sex offenders listed on the Virginia Sex Offender Registry. Scroll down to see a list of registered sex offenders in the area, sorted by zip code.

According to the Virginia Sex Offender Registry, registered sex offenders cannot hand out candy on Halloween if they have restrictions related to probation supervision not allowing contact with children. In those cases, they may not turn their porch lights on or open the door to trick-or-treaters.

If the convicted sex offender is not on supervision, they can participate in trick-or-treat and other Halloween activities. On Halloween, Virginia State Police's Sex Offender Investigative Unit works with the Department of Corrections Probation and Parole to check on sex offenders under supervision.

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

Find out what's happening in Manassasfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

20102

There is one registered sex offender living in this zip code. He also is considered a violent offender.

20108

There is one registered sex offender living in this zip code. He also is considered a violent offender.

20109

There are 135 registered sex offenders living and working in this zip code. Of those registered, 77 are considered violent offenders.

20110

There are 120 registered sex offenders living and working in this zip code. Of those registered, 81 are considered violent offenders.

20111

There are 56 registered sex offenders living and working in this zip code. Of those registered, 32 are considered violent offenders.

20112

There are 29 registered sex offenders living and working in this zip code. Of those registered, 20 are considered violent offenders.

20143

There are two registered sex offenders living and working in this zip code. Neither are considered violent offenders.

20169

There are 14 registered sex offenders living and working in this zip code. Of those registered, five are considered violent offenders.

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