Dixon 2018 Halloween Sex Offender Safety Map

DIXON, CA – Before your kids go out trick-or-treating on Halloween, it may be a good time to take an inventory of who is living in your neighborhood and what houses or apartments to possibly avoid. Dixon currently has 15 registered sex offenders listed on the California Sex Offender Registry.

The California Department of Justice has a website called Megan's Law, which provides information on registered sex offenders pursuant to California Penal Code § 290.46, so that members of the public can better protect themselves and their families.

According to the website, there are 15 registered sex offenders in Dixon, four of whom don't have listed addresses. Out of the 15 in the area, one is currently in violation.

SEE MAP HERE.

Law enforcement officials and researchers caution that registries can play only a limited role in preventing child sexual abuse and stress that most perpetrators are known to the child. The U.S. Department of Justice, which oversees the National Sex Offender Public Website, estimates that only about 10 percent of perpetrators of child sexual abuse are strangers to the child.

The Justice Department estimates 60 percent of perpetrators are known to the child but are not family members, but rather family friends, babysitters, childcare providers and others, with 30 percent of child victims abused by family members. Nearly a quarter of the abusers are under the age of 18, the department estimates.

• ALSO SEE: SF Bay Area Halloween Haunts; Corn Mazes & More: 2018 Guide

Main image via Patch