Barnegat-Manahawkin 2018 Halloween Sex Offender Safety Map

BARNEGAT, NJ — Before kids go out trick or treating for Halloween, fall is a good time to take an inventory of who is living in your neighborhood. The Barnegat and Manahawkin area has 16 registered sex offenders listed on the New Jersey State Police Sex Offender Registry.

New Jersey's registry lists only Tier II and Tier III offenders, considered at risk of commiting another offense. There are no Tier III offenders listed in Barnegat or Manahawkin.
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, convictions, and where available details on the offense. Or, click on the link to view a larger map.
You may want to avoid trick or treating at these houses and apartments on Halloween, or merely be aware of who's living in your neighborhood during the rest of the year.
The New Jersey State Parole Board in 2015 barred registered sex offenders from passing out candy on Halloween and instituted a curfew. In 2017, that curfew was from 3 p.m. on Oct. 31 to 6 a.m. on Nov. 1, according to NJ.com. Information on a 2018 curfew was not yet available.
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.

Map information via New Jersey State Police Sex Offender Internet Registry

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