Trick-or-Treat Safety Check
About 1,560,000 sex-offender registry records are indexed across all 58 US registries — and before trick-or-treat night is the one evening a year most parents want to know their own streets. Search any neighborhood on your route below: every US registry in one pass, continuously updated, with photographs and a link to the official registry record behind every match.
No code needed — type a name, city, or ZIP and get photographs and official registry records.
Search where you’ll walk
One search covers every US registry — the 50 states, DC, and the territories — so a neighbor who registered somewhere else still surfaces. Narrow to your city or ZIP for each stretch of the route.
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Check your route before the 31st
1 · Search each neighborhood
Walk the route in your head and search every stretch of it — by city, by ZIP, or a radius around a point. A whole cul-de-sac takes seconds; a whole town takes a minute.
2 · Verify what you see
Every match carries photographs, addresses, and a link to the official registry record, so anything that concerns you can be verified at the source that published it — not taken on faith from a map pin.
3 · Plan the night
Use what you learn the way safety experts do: an adult along, kids in groups, well-lit streets, candy checked at home. The registry is one input into that plan — awareness for parents, never a list of doors to mark or confront.
Three ways to check a trick-or-treat route
Search an address
Type the address where you will start, or your own street. Results show the registered sex offenders nearby, closest first, with a photo and the registered address for each.
Set a radius
Most trick-or-treat loops stay within half a mile of home. Set a radius around your starting point and one search covers the whole loop, on a map and as a list.
Search by city or ZIP
Going to a friend’s neighborhood or a downtown trick-or-treat event? Search that city or ZIP too. The sex offender list for any area works the same way.
What the registry shows on Halloween — and what it doesn’t
What you’ll see
- People who are currently required to register, at the address they registered.
- A photo when the registry publishes one, so you can recognize a face.
- The offense and registration status as the state lists them.
- A link to the official record, so you can confirm anything that worries you.
What it can’t tell you
- Anyone who isn’t required to register. Most harm to children comes from people they already know, so supervision matters more than any list.
- Where someone is on Halloween night. A registered address is where a person lives, not where they are at 7 p.m.
- Very recent moves. Registrants report changes on the schedule their state sets, so a new address can take time to appear.
- Whether a specific person is under Halloween rules. That depends on the state and whether they are on parole or probation (see below).
Halloween rules for registered sex offenders, by state
There is no national Halloween law for registrants. Rules come from a small number of state laws and, more often, from parole and probation conditions that cover only people under supervision. Here is what we have confirmed at each state’s own source.
State laws
Illinois: Illinois law bars a child sex offender from taking part in holiday events involving children, and names handing out candy on Halloween specifically. Louisiana: Louisiana law makes it a crime for a person convicted of certain sex offenses to give candy or gifts to children on Halloween and other gift-giving holidays. Missouri: Missouri is one of the few states with a Halloween law that applies to every person required to register, not only people on parole or probation.
Parole and probation conditions
Corrections departments in California, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia announce Halloween conditions for the people they supervise: typically a curfew, porch lights off, no candy, no decorations and no events with children. These bind people on parole or probation, not everyone on the registry.
Counties and cities can add their own ordinances, and police and sheriffs often run Halloween compliance checks. This is general information, not legal advice.
A parent’s Halloween safety checklist
- Plan the route in advance and search each stretch of it.
- Send an adult with younger children; older kids go in a group with a set check-in time.
- Stick to well-lit streets and houses with porch lights on.
- Agree that nobody goes inside a house, even if invited.
- Add reflective tape or a flashlight so drivers can see costumes.
- Carry a charged phone and pick a meeting point if anyone gets separated.
- Check candy at home before anyone eats it.
- Talk with your kids about what to do if an adult makes them uncomfortable.
After Halloween: keep an eye on your street
Registered addresses change during the year. Set up monitoring and alerts to get an email when someone registers near your home or your child’s school, or check anytime with sex offenders near me.
Trick-or-treat safety, state by state
Each page carries that state’s own numbers — registrants we index and the rate per 1,000 residents — plus its largest city pages and a search scoped to the state. States marked with a pumpkin have Halloween rules we have confirmed.
Halloween safety questions parents ask
Are there sex offenders near me for Halloween?
The quickest way to know is to search the addresses on your route. Type your city, ZIP or a street address in the box above and you will see registered sex offenders nearby, each with a photo, the registered address and a link to the official record. Search each neighborhood you plan to walk, not only your own street.
Is there a Halloween sex offender map?
Yes. Search an address or ZIP and the results come back on a map as well as a list, so you can see which registered addresses sit along your route. Pick a radius around a starting point to cover a whole trick-or-treat loop at once.
Do sex offenders have to turn their lights off on Halloween?
Only where a law or a supervision condition says so. Missouri law requires every registrant to keep outside lights off after 5 p.m. on October 31. Corrections departments in states such as California, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia set lights-off and no-candy conditions for people they supervise on parole or probation. Most registrants who have finished supervision are not covered by those conditions. Each state page lists the exact rule and its source.
Can registered sex offenders hand out candy on Halloween?
It depends on the state and on the person's status. Illinois, Louisiana, Missouri have laws that restrict Halloween candy or contact for the people the law names. Elsewhere, the rules usually come from parole or probation conditions, which cover people under supervision rather than everyone on the registry. Local ordinances can add rules of their own.
How do I check my trick-or-treat route?
Three steps. Search each neighborhood you plan to walk — by city or ZIP — in the box above. Review the matches: each carries photographs, addresses, and a link to the official registry record, so you can verify anything you see at the source that published it. Then plan the night with what you know: go together, keep to well-lit streets, and stay with your group. Your first 25 searches are free, no card required.
How many registered sex offenders are there in the US?
We index about 1,560,000 registry records across all 58 US registries — every state, DC, and the territories. The population moves continuously as people are added, move, or are released from the requirement, so treat the figure as scale. The per-state pages below carry each state's own number and its rate per 1,000 residents.
Is it legal to check the registry before Halloween?
Yes. Registries are public by law precisely so communities can be aware — checking who is registered near where your children will walk is exactly the use the law intends. What the law prohibits everywhere is using registry information to harass, threaten, or discriminate against anyone. Look, know, and plan; never confront.
Should we skip the houses that come up?
The registry is awareness, not a target list — most registrants are legally required to be exactly where they are, and many jurisdictions restrict whether registrants participate in Halloween at all. What actually protects kids on Halloween is supervision: an adult along, groups, lit porches, checked candy. Knowing your neighborhood is one input into that plan, not a substitute for it.
Does one search really cover every state?
Yes — a single search runs across every US registry at once: the 50 states, DC, and the territories. That matters on Halloween because people move; someone on your street who registered in another state still surfaces. Narrowing to your city or ZIP filters where people live — it never shrinks where we look.
Standard results are not a consumer report; FCRA-covered decisions run through FCRA Partner Access, our separately enabled regulated service. Using registry information to harass, threaten, or discriminate against anyone is prohibited by law.
Know your streets before the doorbells start
Search any neighborhood on your route across every US registry — your first 25 searches are free, no card required.