Smithfield's 2019 Sex Offender Safety Map

SMITHFIELD, RI — Before kids go out trick or treating on Halloween, fall is a good time to take an inventory of who is living in your neighborhood. Smithfield has nine registered sex offenders, according to the Rhode Island Sex Offender Registry.

One of the sex offenders are Level 3, and eight are Level 2.

The Level 3 designation is reserved for the most severe offenders who pose a high risk to offend, according to the registry. Level 2 offenders are described as having a moderate risk of re-offending and a moderate degree of danger to the public.

The offenders are not wanted by police, and it's illegal to use the following information to commit a crime or engage in any discrimination or harassment against an offender.

Law enforcement officials and researchers caution that the 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, child care providers and others, and 30 percent of child victims are abused by family members. Nearly a quarter of the abusers are under the age of 18, the department estimates.

Click on the icons for names and information on Smithfield's sex offenders.