Sex Offenders in Lorain, OH
We index about 333 registered sex offenders with a Lorain address.
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Registered sex offenders in Lorain by the numbers. About 1 in 196 residents is on the registry.
- About 333 registrants we index list a Lorain address — about 1 in 196 residents.
- That is 51.1 per 10,000 residents, about 178% above the Ohio average of 18.4.
- Lorain accounts for about 2% of the registrants we index in Ohio.
- It ranks 8th of the 17 Ohio cities we publish pages for by number of registrants we index, and 5th of 17 by rate per resident.
- Lorain is in Lorain County, where we index about 702 registrants — Lorain is about 47% of that.
- The closest cities we publish pages for are Elyria (about 6 miles away), Parma (about 24 miles), Cleveland (about 26 miles) and Cuyahoga Falls (about 38 miles).
Counts are registrants we index with a Lorain 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. Ohio sex offender statistics.
Lorain sex offender rate: how Lorain compares. Lorain against Ohio and the US.
Registrants we index per 10,000 residents as of October 2026, against the Ohio 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lorain, OH | 333 | 51.1 | |
| Ohio average | 21,685 | 18.4 | |
| United States average | 1,563,010 | 47.2 |
Sex offenders near your Lorain address: a city-wide figure is not your street. How many live near your Lorain address?
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Sex offenders near me in Lorain — and everywhere else at once. Checking a date, a neighbor or a new sitter? Type their name.
People move. A check limited to Lorain 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 Lorain by 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. Looking wider than Lorain? See the Lorain County sex offender registry. Searching the whole state? See the Ohio sex offender registry.
Sex offenders in other cities in Lorain County. Other cities in Lorain County, side by side with Lorain.
Registrants we index in the other Lorain County cities we publish pages for — useful when you live near a city line, or are checking a commute, a school or a relative’s neighborhood.
| City | Registrants we index | Per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| Lorain | 333 | 51.1 |
| Elyria | 219 | 41.6 |
| Lorain County (all) | 702 | 22.4 |
Ohio sex offender registry: how Ohio’s registry works for a Lorain search. Three things that make a Lorain search accurate.
Lorain sex offender search by address: search near an address in Lorain. Start from the street you care about.
The question most people bring to a Lorain page is about one street — a home you are renting, a school, a park, a babysitter’s house. Enter that address or its ZIP code and pick a radius: a few blocks for a single home, a mile or more for a neighborhood. Results are the full registry records nearest that point, with photographs, offenses and the link to the official record.
Radius search sees registrants whose published address we have placed on a map coordinate, so when you are checking a particular person, search their name as well. To keep watching an area rather than checking once, set up a location alert and you will be emailed when someone registered nearby is added or moves in.
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Lorain sex offender map. Each dot is a registered address; the rings are drawn around yours.
Ohio sex offender record: what a Ohio registry record shows — and what it doesn’t. Read the record, not just the name.
A registry record typically carries the registrant’s name and any aliases, a photograph, the address they last reported, the offense or offenses that required registration, and their registration status. Most also give a physical description, and many give a risk level or tier.
What it is not: a full criminal history. A registry lists the offenses that carry a registration duty, not every arrest or conviction, and an address is where someone last reported living, not proof of where they are today. Offenses that never required registration will not appear here at all — that is what a criminal records search is for.
Search sex offenders in Lorain two ways. Two ways to use it: look up a person, or check around an address.
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Lorain offender search FAQ. Quick answers before you search.
Are there sex offenders near me in Lorain?
Yes — we index about 333 registrants with a Lorain address, about 51.1 per 10,000 residents. Whether any live near you depends on the street, not the city average, so search from your own address or ZIP and widen the radius until it covers the area you care about.
How many sex offenders are in Lorain, OH?
We index approximately 333 registrants with a Lorain address — about 1 in 196 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 do I find sex offenders in Lorain by address?
Enter a Lorain street address or ZIP code and create a free account to see how many registered sex offenders live near it. To see who they are — names, photographs, offenses and exact addresses — it is $5 once, or $5 a month with an email when someone moves in or out. Checking one person? Search by name; your first 25 searches are free.
Is there a Lorain County sex offender list?
Registries are kept by the state, not the county, so there is no separate official county list. The Lorain County page lists the registrants we index across the county (about 702), with a per-city breakdown, and a search can be narrowed to any Lorain County city or ZIP.
How do I check a specific person in Lorain?
Type their last name and add whatever else you hold — first name, date of birth, or narrow to Lorain by city or ZIP. You get scored matches with photographs and official record links. Your first 25 searches are free, no card required.
Does a Lorain search include people registered in other states?
Yes — that is the point of searching here rather than one state's site. A search runs across every US registry at once, so someone now in Lorain who was registered elsewhere still surfaces. Narrowing to Lorain filters where people live; it never shrinks where we look.
Which cities near Lorain have their own sex offender page?
Nearby, we publish pages for Elyria (about 6 miles away), Parma (about 24 miles), Cleveland (about 26 miles) and Cuyahoga Falls (about 38 miles), each with its own count. Distances are straight lines between the cities. To cover the area around one address instead, search outward from it and widen the radius past the city line.
Can I get an alert when a registered sex offender moves to Lorain?
Yes. A location monitor watches an address and radius in Lorain and emails you when someone registered nearby is added or moves in, so you are not re-running the same search every few weeks.
Is this the official registry list?
No single official "list of sex offenders in Lorain" exists — registries are maintained per jurisdiction, not per city. What you search here is our continuously updated national dataset, each record carrying a link to its official registry entry so you can verify any result at the source that published it.
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