South Gate and Lynwood Sex Offenders Mapped Online

Ever wonder if your neighbors are secretly not so friendly?

The sex offender registry is public record, and new neighbors are legally supposed to announce themselves as sex offenders if they've been convicted. But that transparency can be hard to come by — unless you know about CrimeReports.com. 

The website is a great resource for local crime data. Some police departments use it to show the community where crimes are taking place. But even in places where the local PD doesn't participate, the whole country has been mapped with addresses and photos of sex offenders. 

The criminals are marked on the map with red triangles. Orange triangles symbolize two sex offenders living at one address. Click on the triangles to see details on the offenders. 

In South Gate, there are 83 registered sex offenders listed on the Megan's Law website. A total of 37 are highlighted as in violation of their registration requirements. 

One of the offenders listed in violation is Jack Wendell Pursel, who was arrested in May 2012 after confessing to having perpetrated a double homicide in Iowa.

In Lynwood there are 56 registered sex offenders, and 8 are in violation. 

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of an offender in violation should contact the Century Sheriff's Station. 

Do you worry about your neighbors? Are you surprised to see how many sex offenders are in South Gate and Lynwood? Did you think there would be more or less? Tell us in the comments!

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