Schenectady County, NY Sex Offender Registry
We index about 423 registered sex offenders with a Schenectady County address.
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Schenectady County sex offenders by the numbers. About 1 in 374 residents is on the registry.
- About 423 registrants we index list a Schenectady County address — about 1 in 374 residents.
- That is 26.8 per 10,000 residents, about 91% above the New York average of 14.
- Schenectady County holds about 1% of the registrants we index in New York.
- It ranks 19th of the 27 New York counties we publish pages for by number of registrants we index, and 9th of 27 by rate per resident.
- Schenectady is the county seat, and Schenectady County borders Albany, Montgomery, Saratoga and Schoharie counties.
As of October 2026, we index about 423 registrants with a Schenectady County, NY address — about 26.8 per 10,000 residents. Counts are registrants we index with a Schenectady 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 York sex offender statistics.
Schenectady County sex offender rate: how Schenectady County compares. Schenectady County against New York and the US.
Registrants we index per 10,000 residents, against the New York 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schenectady County, NY | 423 | 26.8 | |
| New York average | 28,286 | 14 | |
| United States average | 1,563,010 | 47.2 |
Sex offenders near your Schenectady County address: a county-wide figure is not your street. How many live near your Schenectady County address?
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Schenectady County sex offender search: search Schenectady County — and everywhere else at once. Checking a date, a neighbor or a new sitter? Type their name.
People move. A check limited to Schenectady 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 Schenectady County city or ZIP when that is the question. Every result is scored, carries its photographs, and links to the official registry record.
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Sex offenders in Schenectady County cities: city pages in Schenectady County. Each with its own count and map.
Per-city counts and search for the Schenectady County cities we publish pages for.
| City | Records indexed | Per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| Schenectady | 342 | 51 |
How a Schenectady County sex offender search works. Three things that make a search accurate.
Schenectady County sex offender search by address: checking an address in Schenectady 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.
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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Schenectady County sex offender map. Each dot is a registered address; the rings are drawn around yours.
Schenectady County sex offender records: reading a Schenectady County result. What a record tells you, and what it does not.
Each Schenectady 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 Schenectady County?
As of October 2026, we index approximately 423 registrants with a Schenectady County, NY address — about 26.8 per 10,000 residents, or about 1 in 374 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 Schenectady County compare with the rest of New York?
Schenectady County sits at about 26.8 registrants we index per 10,000 residents, against a New York average of about 14 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 Schenectady County?
Type their last name and add whatever else you hold — first name, date of birth, or narrow to a Schenectady 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 Schenectady County who was registered elsewhere still surfaces. Your first 25 searches are free, no card required.
How do I find sex offenders near a Schenectady County address?
Search outward from a street address or ZIP within Schenectady 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 Schenectady County sex offender list?
Yes — the list for Schenectady County is a search: we index about 423 registrants with a Schenectady 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 Schenectady County city has the most registered sex offenders?
We publish a page for one Schenectady County city or none, so there is no city-by-city comparison here — search the county, a city, or a ZIP for the current picture.
Which counties border Schenectady County?
Schenectady County borders Albany, Montgomery, Saratoga and Schoharie 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. Albany County and Saratoga County have their own pages here, with their own counts.
Can I get alerts about sex offenders in Schenectady County?
Yes. A location monitor watches an address and radius you choose in Schenectady 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 Schenectady County sex offender registry?
Registries are maintained per state, not per county, so no single official "Schenectady 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 Schenectady County result at its source.
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