The sites below provide searchable state and regional sex offender databases and criminal records. Also, you can find out what to do if you are a victim, and/or how to keep yourself and your family from becoming victims.

backgroundchecks.com - Search for criminal records and sex offenders in Texas. Some records date back 60 years. Free registration.

Internet Open Records Project, Search Sex Offenders Database by State - This website is made up of educators, political activists, and computer professionals who believe that access to public information is essential to a free and open democratic society.

SexCriminals.com - SexCriminals.com is a great source for news and information related to sex offenders, Megans Law, sex crimes and sex offender registry listings.

Sex Offender.com - This site was set up in the interest of the public. The links provided can help track criminal records and perform other useful background checks.

Alabama Sex Offender Registry - database contains the description of the offender, type of sex crime committed, brief description of the circumstances of the crime, location of the crime, and photo of the offender. An offender's intent to relocate will be posted here with the specific location.

Alaska Sex Offenders - This Database Registry provides assistance to parents, children, law enforcement, schools, and the community in the identification of potential sex offenders.

Arizona's Sex Offender InfoCenter - Provides information to the public concerning the location of sex offenders within Arizona.

California Registered Sex Offenders - The purpose of this site is to provide information to the public concerning the location of sex offenders.

Connecticut Department of Public Safety Sex Offender Registry - Internet and public access to sex offender registration information has been restricted and will not be available from the State of Connecticut Department of Public Safety.

Delaware Sex Offender Registry - Delaware State Police maintain a registry of sex offenders available to the public via the internet. The State Bureau of Identification is the sub-unit of the Delaware State Police, responsible for providing this service with technical assistance from the Office of Information Services.

Delaware New Castle County Registered Sex Offenders - An informative listing of the registered Tier III sex offenders in New Castle County. Florida-Pasco County Sheriff's Office, Sexual Predators List - The Pasco County Sheriff's Office maintains the names and addresses of all registered sexual predators (not sexual offenders) residing within the county.

Florida Sexual Predators and Sex Offenders - Florida law requires the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to maintain an updated list of Registered Sexual Predators in this state after a court has made a written finding designating them as a Sexual Predator as that term is defined by Florida statute. Georgia Bartow County Sex Offender Registry - Internet and public access to sex offender registration information has been restricted and will not be available from the State.

Georgia Bureau of Investigation Sex Offender Registry - A division of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the Sex Offender Registry is required to act as the repository for registration information concerning those persons convicted of a sex crime who reside within the state of Georgia.

Idaho Sex Offender Registries - The information provided includes: name and all aliases, address or residence, date of birth, name of each offense covered by the act, place of conviction, where each offense was committed, and whether the offender is designated a violent sexual predator.

Idaho Sex Offender Registry - For the counties of Blaine, Camas, Cassia, Gooding, Jerome, Lincoln, Minidoka, and Twin Falls, Idaho.

Chicago Illinois Police, Registered Sex Offender Database Search - The Chicago Police Department maintains a list of sex offenders residing in the City of Chicago (these sex offenders are required to register under the Sex Offender Registration Act). A list of registered sex offenders is being provided on this website as a public service to interested individuals.

Illinois Hoffman Estates Sex Offenders List - This site covers crime prevention, drug information, crime alerts, sex offenders, D.A.R.E and traffic safety. Illinois Kane County Sex Offenders List - The registered sex offenders listed on this site are believed by the Illinois State Police or a local law enforcement agency to be residing in Kane County, Illinois.

Illinois Kankakee County Registered Sex Offenders - The Illinois State Police maintain this searchable database, with pictures, where sex offenders from Illinois may be searched by City or Name.

Indiana Sex Offenders Registry, Searchable Database - Information about sex and violent offenders collected by the Institute is widely distributed in a document known as the Indiana Sex and Violent Offender Registry.

Kansas Sedgwick County Registered Sex Offender Database - This database allows a search by zip code or name. Visitors to this site may also view the entire database.

Louisiana State Police, Sex Offender and Child Predator Registry - Provides an overview of Louisiana's sex offender and child predator registration laws to assist individuals in understanding the State Sex Offender and Child Predator Registry.

Maryland Offender Registration Information - The Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services has established the Crimes Against Children and Sexual Offender Registry Unit to help protect the public. Michigan Offender Tracking Information System - The Michigan Department of Corrections Offender Tracking Information Systems utilizes the Offender Search Parameters Form developed by Dan M. Peplinski.

Montana Sexual Offender Registry - Provides an up-to-date listing of sexual and violent offenders who are required to register their whereabouts. This information can be searched by name, by city or county, or by the type of offense committed.

Nevada Sex Offender Information - Any person, whether or not they have been directly victimized by an offender, may request this information for victims of crime and/or notification of pending parole hearings, parole releases, discharges, or other actions related to offenders.

New Mexico Department of Public Safety Sex Offender Registry - provides information to the public concerning the location of sex offenders residing in the State of New Mexico. The DPS hopes this site will increase and promote public awareness.

New York Sex Offender Registry Information Line - New York has a 900 line. For a fee of $.50 (fifty cents), callers may make inquiries on up to five individuals.

North Carolina Sex Offender and Public Protection Registry - The information in this registry is provided by the registrants and/or entities other than the State Bureau of Investigation, Division of Criminal Information.

North Dakota Sex Offender Website - Enables visitors to look up high-risk and lifetime sex offenders living in North Dakota.

Ohio, Logan County Sheriff's Office Registered Sex Offenders - This registry contains information on sexually-oriented offenders who must report to the Sheriff's Office annually for a period of 10 years. These offenders are not subject to neighborhood/community notification.

Oklahoma Blaine County Sexual Predator Page - This page provides a list of persons convicted of sex crimes (on or after November 1, 1989) in other jurisdictions who take up residency in Oklahoma.

Oklahoma Enid Police Department - The individuals identified on this page currently reside in the City of Enid and have been required to register as sex offenders by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections.

Oklahoma Tulsa Police - Offenders in this registry are grouped by zip code or alphabetically.

Oregon Benton County Sex Offender Community Notification - Benton County is notifying the community that the persons listed on this site are residing within the borders of Benton County Oregon.

Sexual Offenders Registry, Nationwide Resource Center - A resource center to national sexual offender registries, criminal record checks, missing children, industry news, and related links.

Sex Offender and other Information - Links to treatment of sexual offenders, family violence and abuse, adolescent and child abuse resources, and mental health resources.

Tennessee Sex Offender Registry - The information contained in this registry has been provided to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation by the offender and is based upon the last monitoring and verification form received.

Texas Collin County Registered Sex Offenders - Collin County Sheriff's Office joined forces with the cities of Plano, Mesquite, Garland and Frisco to create a centralized database allowing access to registered sex offender information.

Texas City of Dallas Sex Offender Registry - This registry can be searched by name, zip code, or school district.

Texas City of Denton Sex Offender Registry - The City of Denton Police Department, in compliance with State of Texas law, maintains lists of registered sex offenders residing within the city limits of Denton.

Texas City of The Colony Registered Sex Offenders - Provides a list of registered sex offenders by name.

Utah Department of Corrections Registered Sex Offender Database - The Utah Department of Corrections maintains this registry of persons who have either been convicted of or entered a plea in abeyance to certain sex offenses. Those offenses are also listed on the website.

Washington City of Renton Sex Offender Registry - The purpose of this site is to inform the public of a sex offender’s release from custody (when, in the discretion of the agency, it is believed that the release of this information will enhance public safety and protection).

Washington Cowlitz County Sex Offender Registry - This website provides a map of Cowlitz County which shows the approximate location of all Level III sex offenders. The site also includes photos.

Washington King County Sex Offender Search - Provides information on sex offenders to inform citizens and enhance community safety and awareness.

Washington Mason County Sex Offenders - The Mason County Sheriff's Office considers the protection of the community from sex offenders to be of significant importance. Thus, the Office strives to provide adequate notice to the community concerning sex offenders who are, or will be, residing in the community.

Washington Okanogan County Sex Offender Registry-Level III - The individuals who appear on this notification have been convicted of sex offenses that require registration with the Sheriff's Office in the county of their residence.

Washington Tri-Cities Sex Offender Registry - Provides useful links and information to inform the public about sexual offenders in the Tri-Cities area.

Washington Wahkiakum County - The individuals who appear on this notification have been convicted of a sex offense that requires registration with the Sheriff's Office in the county of their residence.

Wisconsin Milwaukee Police Department Sex Offender Registry - The individuals who appear in this notification have been convicted of a sex offense. Further, their criminal history places them in a classification level which reflects the potential to re-offend.