I Googled the town of the Estate House to see what would come up. The first link was for "sex offenders". Well, that is good information to know. It turns out there are 4 in the town. One lives about 3 blocks away from the house. I then decided to Google other towns and see how many sex offenders there were. In the town we currently have Mike's condo - the ratio to citizens is 1 in 850. In the town of the Estate House, 1 in 1250. In another town I really like, there are 18 registered sex offenders, 1 in 2500. When I looked at the list of offenses, all but one of the 18 were for child sex crimes! As someone who works in the field of helping children who are exploited and abused, it's appalling that there were so many child sex abusers in that town. It made me sad to think about the society we live in today where it is so common. It's more prevalent than we think. If anyone you know is committing these crimes or a victim of these crimes, please get help! The cybertipline at cybertipline.com is a great resource. You can make reports there, anonymous if needed, about what you have observed and give the information you have. Please report it. Don't be a bystander that doesn't make a step. Recent news stories have shown that you are culpable if you don't step in to help a child when you see them being abused. DO NOT LET THIS HAPPEN TO ANYONE AROUND YOU. It's sad (an inadequate word) and my heart goes out to every child who has a life wrecked and innocence lost at too early of an age.
To tie this back into house hunting: Do your due diligence and make sure your potential future house is NOT next door to a sex offender. I wouldn't live next to them, even if they have "done their time". There are studies that show the offenders are prosecuted for 1-2 victims but in reality have hundreds of victims they are never prosecuted for. Make sure you are comfortable with the town and neighborhood you are looking at living in.
Sex offender registries are available through many online sources. The source I used was, City-Data.
To tie this back into house hunting: Do your due diligence and make sure your potential future house is NOT next door to a sex offender. I wouldn't live next to them, even if they have "done their time". There are studies that show the offenders are prosecuted for 1-2 victims but in reality have hundreds of victims they are never prosecuted for. Make sure you are comfortable with the town and neighborhood you are looking at living in.
Sex offender registries are available through many online sources. The source I used was, City-Data.
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