Essex County, NJ Sex Offender Registry
We index about 1,079 registered sex offenders with an Essex County address.
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Essex County sex offenders by the numbers. About 1 in 800 residents is on the registry.
- About 1,079 registrants we index list an Essex County address — about 1 in 800 residents.
- That is 12.5 per 10,000 residents, about 155% above the New Jersey average of 4.9.
- Essex County holds about 24% of the registrants we index in New Jersey.
- It ranks 1st of the 19 New Jersey counties we publish pages for by number of registrants we index, and 4th of 19 by rate per resident.
- Of the 2 Essex County cities we publish pages for, Newark has the most, at about 704.
- Newark is the county seat, and Essex County borders Bergen, Hudson, Morris, Passaic and Union counties.
As of October 2026, we index about 1,079 registrants with an Essex County, NJ address — about 12.5 per 10,000 residents. Counts are registrants we index with an Essex County address as of October 2026, rounded and approximate — not an official figure. The figure moves continuously — search for the current picture on any specific person. Rates use 2020 Census population. New Jersey sex offender statistics.
Essex County sex offender rate: how Essex County compares. Essex County against New Jersey and the US.
Registrants we index per 10,000 residents, against the New Jersey and national averages. All three rows come from the same continuously updated dataset, so the comparison divides like by like.
| Area | Registrants we index | Per 10,000 residents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essex County, NJ | 1,079 | 12.5 | |
| New Jersey average | 4,537 | 4.9 | |
| United States average | 1,563,010 | 47.2 |
Sex offenders near your Essex County address: a county-wide figure is not your street. How many live near your Essex County address?
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Essex County sex offender search: search Essex County — and everywhere else at once. Checking a date, a neighbor or a new sitter? Type their name.
People move. A check limited to Essex County misses a registration anywhere else, so a search here covers every US registry — the 50 states, DC and the territories — and lets you narrow to a Essex County city or ZIP when that is the question. Every result is scored, carries its photographs, and links to the official registry record.
Checking around a specific address? Search sex offenders near me by address or ZIP.
Sex offenders in Essex County cities: city pages in Essex County. Each with its own count and map.
Per-city counts and search for the Essex County cities we publish pages for.
| City | Records indexed | Per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| Newark | 704 | 22.6 |
| East Orange | 128 | 18.4 |
How a Essex County sex offender search works. Three things that make a search accurate.
Essex County sex offender search by address: checking an address in Essex County. Start from the street you care about, not the whole county.
A county is a big area; the useful question is usually one street. Start from the address you care about — a home you are buying or renting, a school, a daycare, a relative’s house — or its ZIP code, and set the radius to match: a few blocks for one home, a mile or two for a neighborhood, or the whole of a Essex County city such as Newark, East Orange.
Each result is the full registry record — photograph, offenses, the address last reported and the official record link. Radius search sees registrants whose published address we have placed on a map coordinate, so search a name as well when you are checking a particular person.
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Essex County sex offender map. Each dot is a registered address; the rings are drawn around yours.
Essex County sex offender records: reading a Essex County result. What a record tells you, and what it does not.
Each Essex County result is one registry record: the registrant’s name and aliases, a photograph, the address they last reported, the offenses that carry a registration duty and their current registration status, usually with a physical description and often a risk level or tier.
Two things it is not. It is not a full criminal history — offenses that never required registration do not appear, which is what a criminal record search covers. And the address is where the person last reported living, not proof of where they are today, so check the record date and confirm the photograph before acting on it.
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How many registered sex offenders are in Essex County?
As of October 2026, we index approximately 1,079 registrants with an Essex County, NJ address — about 12.5 per 10,000 residents, or about 1 in 800 residents. Treat the figure as scale rather than a fixed number: the registered population moves continuously as people are added, move, or are released from the requirement. When you need an answer about a specific person, run a search.
How does Essex County compare with the rest of New Jersey?
Essex County sits at about 12.5 registrants we index per 10,000 residents, against a New Jersey average of about 4.9 and a national average of about 47.2. Density varies block by block inside any county, so use the ratio as context — and a search, not an average, to answer about a specific address or person.
How do I check a specific person in Essex County?
Type their last name and add whatever else you hold — first name, date of birth, or narrow to a Essex County city or ZIP. You get scored matches with photographs and official record links, and the search covers every US registry at once, so someone now in Essex County who was registered elsewhere still surfaces. Your first 25 searches are free, no card required.
How do I find sex offenders near a Essex County address?
Search outward from a street address or ZIP within Essex County. Each result is the full registry record — photograph, offense history and the official state link — and you can widen the radius from one mile to a hundred to cover a neighborhood or the whole area. It is address-and-radius search rather than a map, and it sees registrants whose published address we hold and have placed on a coordinate.
Is there a Essex County sex offender list?
Yes — the list for Essex County is a search: we index about 1,079 registrants with an Essex County address, and narrowing a search to the county, one of its cities, or a ZIP code returns them with photographs and official record links. To keep an eye on a specific area rather than read a long list, search outward from an address instead.
Which Essex County city has the most registered sex offenders?
Among the 2 Essex County cities we publish pages for, Newark has the most registrants we index, at about 704. Larger cities usually have larger counts, so the per-10,000 column in the city table is the fairer comparison.
Which counties border Essex County?
Essex County borders Bergen, Hudson, Morris, Passaic and Union counties. A search here is not bounded by the county line: it covers every US registry at once, so someone registered just across a border still surfaces. Bergen County, Hudson County, Morris County and Passaic County have their own pages here, with their own counts.
Can I get alerts about sex offenders in Essex County?
Yes. A location monitor watches an address and radius you choose in Essex County and emails you when someone registered nearby is added or moves in, so you don't have to re-run the same search.
Is this the official Essex County sex offender registry?
Registries are maintained per state, not per county, so no single official "Essex County registry" list exists. What you search here is our continuously updated national dataset with every US registry in one place, and each record links back to the official state entry that published it — so you can verify any Essex County result at its source.
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