Sex Offenders in Worcester, MA
About 302 registrants we index list a Worcester address — about 1 in 684 residents. The figure is approximate and moves continuously — search below for the current picture on any specific person.
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Registered sex offenders in Worcester by the numbers
- About 302 registrants we index list a Worcester address — about 1 in 684 residents.
- That is 14.6 per 10,000 residents, about 147% above the Massachusetts average of 5.9.
- Worcester accounts for about 7% of the registrants we index in Massachusetts.
- It ranks 3rd of the 9 Massachusetts cities we publish pages for by number of registrants we index, and 5th of 9 by rate per resident.
- Worcester is in Worcester County, where we index about 825 registrants — Worcester is about 37% of that.
Counts are registrants we index with a Worcester address as of August 2026, rounded and approximate — not an official figure. Rates use 2020 Census population.
How Worcester compares
Registrants we index per 10,000 residents as of August 2026, against the Massachusetts 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Worcester, MA | 302 | 14.6 |
| Massachusetts average | 4,182 | 5.9 |
| United States average | 1,563,010 | 47.2 |
Sex offenders near me in Worcester — and everywhere else at once
People move. A check limited to Worcester 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 Worcester by 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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Checking around a specific address? Search sex offenders near me by address or ZIP. Looking wider than Worcester? See the Worcester County sex offender registry.
How Massachusetts’s registry works for a Worcester search
Massachusetts's registry publishes a birth year rather than a full date, so two people with the same name born the same year can look alike. Confirm a match with the photograph and the offense details before relying on it.
Massachusetts’s own public search is Massachusetts SORB. It answers for Massachusetts only. People move across state lines, and a check limited to Massachusetts misses a registration made anywhere else. A Worcester search here reaches Massachusetts, its neighbours (Connecticut, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island) and every other US registry in the same pass — so a registration from a prior state still surfaces on someone who now lives in Worcester.
Read the record, not just the name. Names repeat, so confirm the photograph, the date of birth or age, and the offense detail, then follow the official record link to verify at the source.
Search near an address in Worcester
The question most people bring to a Worcester 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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What a Massachusetts registry record shows — and what it doesn’t
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. How to read a record · Criminal record search
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Worcester offender search FAQ
Are there sex offenders near me in Worcester?
Yes — we index about 302 registrants with a Worcester address, about 14.6 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 Worcester, MA?
We index approximately 302 registrants with a Worcester address — about 1 in 684 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 Worcester by address?
Enter a Worcester street address or ZIP code and choose a radius — from one mile up to a whole area. Each result is the full registry record: photograph, offenses and the link to the official record. Radius search sees registrants whose published address we have placed on a map coordinate, so pair it with a name search when you are checking a specific person.
Is there a Worcester County sex offender list?
Registries are kept by the state, not the county, so there is no separate official county list. The Worcester County page lists the registrants we index across the county (about 825), with a per-city breakdown, and a search can be narrowed to any Worcester County city or ZIP.
How do I check a specific person in Worcester?
Type their last name and add whatever else you hold — first name, date of birth, or narrow to Worcester 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 Worcester 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 Worcester who was registered elsewhere still surfaces. Narrowing to Worcester filters where people live; it never shrinks where we look.
Can I get an alert when a registered sex offender moves to Worcester?
Yes. A location monitor watches an address and radius in Worcester 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 Worcester" 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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