How to search sex offenders in Minnesota
By name, with the photo to confirm it, or by address. Every US registry is searched at once — Minnesota and the 57 others — so a person registered in Iowa who lives in Minneapolis still comes back. For your own street, see how many registered sex offenders live near your address — free.
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Public registry information. It may not be used for employment, tenant, credit or insurance decisions, or to harass or threaten anyone.
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The sequence to search sex offenders in Minnesota. Seven steps, with what you will see at each one.
A Minnesota search is shaped by two decisions: what you scope it to, and which criterion you send — where you look, and what you type. Get those right and each match comes back with a photo, a plain label saying why it matched, and the official record behind it.
Choose Minnesota, or Minnesota and every other state
Leave the search on "Minnesota + every US registry" and the same search runs across all 58 at once. Choose "Minnesota only" to keep the answer to the Minnesota roster. Those are the only two decisions about scope.
Type a last name, then add what you know
A last name is the only required field. A first name, date of birth, city or ZIP moves the right person to the top without hiding anyone whose record has less detail. Three letters of a surname are enough to start.
Add a date of birth if you have one
The Minnesota registry publishes birth details on some records only; those match on the date, and the rest come back on the name, clearly labelled. If you only know roughly how old someone is, type an age and allow a year or two either way.
Or search near a place instead of a name
Type a ZIP code, or a street address with its city, and create a free account to see how many registered sex offenders live near it. See everyone near it — names, photographs, offenses and exact addresses — for $9.99 once, or Family Watch, $34.99 a year for 3 addresses with email alerts.
Read why it matched before you act
Every result says why it matched: the full date of birth, the birth year, the age, or the name alone. So someone with the same name but a different birthday is never mistaken for the person you meant. Look at the photo, then confirm at the official Minnesota record.
Look past the first page
A common surname fills more than one page. Check the count at the top, and add a first name or date of birth before you decide the person is not there.
Check again, or let us tell you
Someone not on the registry today can be added next month. The data is continuously updated, and every record shows when it was last checked. With Family Watch ($34.99 a year, up to 3 addresses) we email you when someone registers, moves in or moves out nearby.
A Minnesota search, end to end: searching Minnesota sex offenders by name and by address. Two common searches, step by step.
Searching for a person
The common case: you know a name and a birthday, and you want to know whether that person is on the Minnesota registry.
- Type the name. Jordan in first name, Sample in last name.
- Add a date of birth. 1980-04-12, or an age if that is all you know.
- Pick the registry. Leave it on Minnesota + every US registry.
- Read the result. One match, labelled “Labelled · by what matched”, with the photo and the official Minnesota link.
Searching a place
No name, just a place: a home you are renting, a school, a park. You want to know who is registered nearby.
- Type the place. A Minneapolis street address, or just the ZIP code.
- See the count, free. How many registered sex offenders live near it.
- See everyone near it. Names, photos and exact addresses on a map for $9.99 once, or Family Watch, $34.99 a year with alerts.
How to confirm a Minnesota sex offender record at the official registry. Searching the state site vs here.
The Minnesota Predatory Offender Registry (BCA) is where you confirm a record once you have found it. It is not where you find a person who registered somewhere else, and it will not tell you why a name matched. The full Minnesota reference is on the Minnesota sex offender registry page.
| Minnesota Predatory Offender Registry (BCA) | Searching here |
|---|---|
| Scope: Minnesota only. A person registered in Iowa and North Dakota who moved to Minneapolis is not on it. | Minnesota and the other 57 US registries in one search; one person comes back once, with each registry that holds them listed. |
| Namesakes: a list of names; you compare birthdays by hand. | Every match labelled by why it matched (full birth date, birth year, age or name only), with the photo. |
| Place search: address search within Minnesota. | City, ZIP or a radius of up to 100 miles, with home, work and school addresses on a map. |
| Afterwards: check again yourself. | Family Watch for up to 3 addresses ($34.99 a year), every search you ran saved, and a link to the official Minnesota entry. |
| Confirming a record: the place to do it. | Open the record, follow the link to the official Minnesota entry, and act on what the state shows. |
Beyond one lookup: Minnesota sex offender alerts. Keep watching your street.
One Minnesota search answers a question about today. People register, move in and move out all year, so the simplest way to stay current is to check again — or let us watch your address and email you when something changes.
| What you get | What it shows | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Your count | How many live near your address | Free |
| See everyone near it | Names, photos and addresses on a map, plus a PDF | $9.99 once |
| Family Watch | Up to 3 addresses; an email when someone moves in or out | $34.99 a year |
| Background Check | One person: name plus where they live or work; photo, offense and official record | $9.99 once |
Try it against Minnesota: a sample Minnesota sex offender search. No account needed.
Run a sample MN search at the top of this page and see what a result looks like before you create an account. Real results take a free account; a Background Check is $9.99, paid once.
How many registered sex offenders live near your Minnesota address?
Enter your address and you will see how many live near it.
Checking one person? A Background Check is $9.99 — name plus where they live or work, across 58 registries and criminal records.Run a Background Check
Free: the count near your address. Optional: see everyone near it — $9.99 once, or Family Watch, $34.99 a year for 3 addresses with email alerts.
Public registry information. It may not be used for employment, tenant, credit or insurance decisions, or to harass or threaten anyone.
How to search sex offenders in Minnesota for free. The count near your address costs nothing; a Background Check is $9.99.
Your count
How many registered sex offenders live near your address. No card.
See everyone near you
Names, photographs, offenses and distance for everyone within 30 miles of one address, on a map and as a PDF. Pay once, open for 30 days.
Family Watch
Up to 3 addresses — home, school, grandparents — each unlocked, plus an email when someone registers, moves in or moves out nearby. Or $6.99 a month. Cancel any time.
Minnesota search FAQ: searching sex offenders in Minnesota. Quick answers.
How do I search for sex offenders in Minnesota?
Run a Background Check: type the name and Minnesota as where they live or work, and it searches the Minnesota registry, every other US registry and criminal records. Each match shows the photo, says why it matched, and links to the official Minnesota record. $9.99, paid once.
How many registered sex offenders are in Minnesota?
The size of the Minnesota register moves week to week, which is why the useful question is almost never "how many" but "is this person one of them". A search answers that, with the reason for every match stated on the result.
Will a Minnesota search find someone registered in another state?
Yes, if you let it. Registration follows the person, so someone living in Minnesota may be registered in Iowa, North Dakota and South Dakota. Leave the search on every US registry and one search covers all 58; choose Minnesota only when you deliberately want the Minnesota roster alone. Every result says which registries answered, so a narrow search is never mistaken for a clean one.
What identifier should I search Minnesota with?
A last name is enough to start. Add a first name, then a date of birth or an age if you know one: the Minnesota registry publishes birth details on some records only; those match on the date, and the rest come back on the name, clearly labelled.
Can I search Minnesota by address or ZIP code?
Yes. Enter a ZIP code or a street address and create a free account to see how many registered sex offenders live near it. Seeing everyone near it — names, photographs, offenses and exact addresses — is $9.99 once, or Family Watch, $34.99 a year for 3 addresses with an email when someone registers, moves in or moves out.
Can a Minnesota search be used to make a hiring or housing decision?
Not this one. Standard registry results are not a consumer report; FCRA-regulated screening runs through FCRA Partner Access. Using registry information to harass or threaten anyone is against the law.
Neighboring jurisdictions: how to search sex offenders in the states next to Minnesota. Same steps, next door.
A registration in a state someone used to live in will not appear in a search limited to Minnesota. Each guide below walks through the same steps for a neighboring state.
| Jurisdiction | Date-of-birth match | Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | Date, or on the name | this page |
| Iowa | Full date | How to search sex offenders in Iowa |
| North Dakota | Year precision | How to search sex offenders in North Dakota |
| South Dakota | Full date | How to search sex offenders in South Dakota |
| Wisconsin | Age precision | How to search sex offenders in Wisconsin |
Minnesota counties
Minnesota cities
Every Minnesota county and city page, on the Minnesota sex offender registry page.
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Search Minnesota sex offenders now. Free to start.
The count near your address is free. Checking one person? A Background Check is $9.99 — name plus where they live or work, across 58 registries and criminal records.