Cleveland County, NC Sex Offender Registry
We index about 475 registered sex offenders with a Cleveland County address.
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Cleveland County sex offenders by the numbers. About 1 in 210 residents is on the registry.
- About 475 registrants we index list a Cleveland County address — about 1 in 210 residents.
- That is 47.7 per 10,000 residents, about 60% above the North Carolina average of 29.8.
- Cleveland County holds about 2% of the registrants we index in North Carolina.
- It ranks 11th of the 29 North Carolina counties we publish pages for by number of registrants we index, and 1st of 29 by rate per resident.
- Shelby is the county seat, and Cleveland County borders Burke, Gaston, Lincoln and Rutherford counties, and Cherokee and York counties in South Carolina.
As of October 2026, we index about 475 registrants with a Cleveland County, NC address — about 47.7 per 10,000 residents. Counts are registrants we index with a Cleveland 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. North Carolina sex offender statistics.
Cleveland County sex offender rate: how Cleveland County compares. Cleveland County against North Carolina and the US.
Registrants we index per 10,000 residents, against the North Carolina 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland County, NC | 475 | 47.7 | |
| North Carolina average | 31,098 | 29.8 | |
| United States average | 1,563,010 | 47.2 |
Sex offenders near your Cleveland County address: a county-wide figure is not your street. How many live near your Cleveland County address?
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Cleveland County sex offender search: search Cleveland County — and everywhere else at once. Checking a date, a neighbor or a new sitter? Type their name.
People move. A check limited to Cleveland 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 Cleveland 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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How a Cleveland County sex offender search works. Three things that make a search accurate.
Cleveland County sex offender search by address: checking an address in Cleveland 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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Cleveland County sex offender map. Each dot is a registered address; the rings are drawn around yours.
Cleveland County sex offender records: reading a Cleveland County result. What a record tells you, and what it does not.
Each Cleveland 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.
Is the Cleveland County sex offender registry search free? The count near your address is free, and so are 25 name look-ups.
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How many registered sex offenders are in Cleveland County?
As of October 2026, we index approximately 475 registrants with a Cleveland County, NC address — about 47.7 per 10,000 residents, or about 1 in 210 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 Cleveland County compare with the rest of North Carolina?
Cleveland County sits at about 47.7 registrants we index per 10,000 residents, against a North Carolina average of about 29.8 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 Cleveland County?
Type their last name and add whatever else you hold — first name, date of birth, or narrow to a Cleveland 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 Cleveland County who was registered elsewhere still surfaces. Your first 25 searches are free, no card required.
How do I find sex offenders near a Cleveland County address?
Search outward from a street address or ZIP within Cleveland 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 Cleveland County sex offender list?
Yes — the list for Cleveland County is a search: we index about 475 registrants with a Cleveland 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 Cleveland County city has the most registered sex offenders?
We publish a page for one Cleveland 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 Cleveland County?
Cleveland County borders Burke, Gaston, Lincoln and Rutherford counties, and Cherokee and York counties in South Carolina. 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. Gaston County and York County, SC have their own pages here, with their own counts.
Can I get alerts about sex offenders in Cleveland County?
Yes. A location monitor watches an address and radius you choose in Cleveland 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 Cleveland County sex offender registry?
Registries are maintained per state, not per county, so no single official "Cleveland 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 Cleveland County result at its source.
North Carolina county sex offender registries: more North Carolina counties. Every North Carolina county page we publish.
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