Sex offender maps — Vital tool for NJ parents on Halloween

There's nothing stopping a registered sex offender from opening the door for your kid on Halloween — at least in New Jersey. So it's up to you, the parents, to keep children away from the riskier homes.

New Jersey State Police maintain an easily-searchable database of those required to register under New Jersey's Megan's Law. Each offender's address and photo is available, along with information on the charges that got them on the list.

"You'll know exactly within your neighborhood, within close proximity to your home, what addresses you need to be leery of," Al Della Fave, a spokesman for the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office, said of the statewide registry. "There will be no lamb's blood above the door or any other signal to let you know."

The state's site also allows you to sign up for email notifications that will let you know when a convicted sex offender moves within a certain radius of any addresses you register.

To keep our kids extra safe, Della Fave said parents would be wise to accompany their children while trick-or-treating. Or at the very least, only let them go door to door while in groups.

In 2005, the state enforced a curfew for certain sex offenders on Halloween. They also were prohibited from answering the door for children.

New Jersey no longer has these rules in place. Other states have their own "no candy" laws that require registered sex offenders to post signage in their yards advising children to move on.

City-Data.com used the State Police information to produce maps of registered sex offenders in nearly every New Jersey town.

The list below only includes "tier 2" and "tier 3" sex offenders — the ones judged most likely to re-offend. Those in “tier” 1 are considered low risk of re-offense, and not included in these lists. Someone whose sex offense didn’t involve physical force, who didn’t have multiple victims and who didn’t go seeking them out is more likely to be in that tier.

There are also some towns not specifically listed in the City-Data.com breakdowns. To see the locations of registered offenders in those towns, search the State Police database.

• Absecon, New Jersey
• Allamuchy, New Jersey
• Allenhurst, New Jersey
• Alloway, New Jersey
• Andover, New Jersey
• Asbury, New Jersey
• Asbury Park, New Jersey
• Atlantic City, New Jersey
• Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey
• Audubon, New Jersey
• Avenel, New Jersey

• Barnegat, New Jersey
• Barrington, New Jersey
• Bayonne, New Jersey
• Beachwood, New Jersey
• Belleville, New Jersey
• Bellmawr, New Jersey
• Belmar, New Jersey
• Belvidere, New Jersey
• Bergenfield, New Jersey
• Berkeley Heights, New Jersey
• Berlin, New Jersey
• Bernardsville, New Jersey
• Blackwood, New Jersey
• Blairstown, New Jersey
• Bloomfield, New Jersey
• Bloomingdale, New Jersey
• Bloomsbury, New Jersey
• Bogota, New Jersey
• Boonton, New Jersey
• Bordentown, New Jersey
• Bound Brook, New Jersey
• Bradley Beach, New Jersey
• Branchville, New Jersey
• Bridgeton, New Jersey
• Brigantine, New Jersey
• Brooklawn, New Jersey
• Browns Mills, New Jersey
• Budd Lake, New Jersey
• Buena, New Jersey
• Burleigh, New Jersey
• Burlington, New Jersey
• Butler, New Jersey

• Caldwell, New Jersey
• Camden, New Jersey
• Cape May Court House, New Jersey
• Cape May, New Jersey
• Carlstadt, New Jersey
• Carneys Point, New Jersey
• Carteret, New Jersey
• Cedar Grove, New Jersey
• Cedarville, New Jersey
• Chatham, New Jersey
• Clayton, New Jersey
• Clementon, New Jersey
• Cliffside Park, New Jersey
• Cliffwood Beach, New Jersey
• Clifton, New Jersey
• Closter, New Jersey
• Collings Lakes, New Jersey
• Collingswood, New Jersey
• Colonia, New Jersey
• Columbia, New Jersey
• Cranbury, New Jersey
• Cranford, New Jersey

• Dover, New Jersey
• Dumont, New Jersey
• Dunellen, New Jersey

• East Brunswick, New Jersey
• East Orange, New Jersey
• Eatontown, New Jersey
• Edison, New Jersey
• Egg Harbor City, New Jersey
• Elizabeth, New Jersey
• Elmer, New Jersey
• Elmwood Park, New Jersey
• Elwood, New Jersey
• Englewood, New Jersey
• Erma, New Jersey
• Estell Manor, New Jersey
• Ewing, New Jersey

• Fair Lawn, New Jersey
• Fairview, New Jersey
• Fanwood, New Jersey
• Farmingdale, New Jersey
• Flemington, New Jersey
• Florence, New Jersey
• Florham Park, New Jersey
• Fords, New Jersey
• Forked River, New Jersey
• Fort Dix, New Jersey
• Fort Lee, New Jersey
• Franklin, New Jersey
• Franklin Park, New Jersey
• Freehold, New Jersey

• Garfield, New Jersey
• Garwood, New Jersey
• Gibbstown, New Jersey
• Glassboro, New Jersey
• Glen Gardner, New Jersey
• Gloucester City, New Jersey
• Guttenberg, New Jersey

• Hackensack, New Jersey
• Hackettstown, New Jersey
• Haddon Heights, New Jersey
• Haddonfield, New Jersey
• Haledon, New Jersey
• Hamburg, New Jersey
• Hammonton, New Jersey
• Hampton, New Jersey
• Harrington Park, New Jersey
• Harrison, New Jersey
• Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey
• Hawthorne, New Jersey
• High Bridge, New Jersey
• Highland Park, New Jersey
• Highlands, New Jersey
• Hillsdale, New Jersey
• Hillside, New Jersey
• Hoboken, New Jersey
• Hopatcong, New Jersey
• Hope, New Jersey

• Irvington, New Jersey
• Iselin, New Jersey

• Jamesburg, New Jersey
• Jersey City, New Jersey

• Keansburg, New Jersey
• Kearny, New Jersey
• Keyport, New Jersey
• Kinnelon, New Jersey

• Lake Como, New Jersey
• Lakehurst, New Jersey
• Lakewood, New Jersey
• Laurence Harbor, New Jersey
• Lavallette, New Jersey
• Lawnside, New Jersey
• Lawrenceville, New Jersey
• Lebanon, New Jersey
• Leonardo, New Jersey
• Leonia, New Jersey
• Lincoln Park, New Jersey
• Linden, New Jersey
• Lindenwold, New Jersey
• Little Falls, New Jersey
• Little Ferry, New Jersey
• Livingston, New Jersey
• Lodi, New Jersey
• Long Branch, New Jersey
• Lyndhurst, New Jersey

• Madison, New Jersey
• Magnolia, New Jersey
• Manahawkin, New Jersey
• Manasquan, New Jersey
• Manville, New Jersey
• Maplewood, New Jersey
• Marlton, New Jersey
• Matawan, New Jersey
• Mays Landing, New Jersey
• Merchantville, New Jersey
• Metuchen, New Jersey
• Middlesex, New Jersey
• Milford, New Jersey
• Millburn, New Jersey
• Millville, New Jersey
• Monmouth Junction, New Jersey
• Montclair, New Jersey
• Morris Plains, New Jersey
• Morristown, New Jersey
• Mount Ephraim, New Jersey
• Mullica Hill, New Jersey

• Neptune City, New Jersey
• New Brunswick, New Jersey
• New Egypt, New Jersey
• New Milford, New Jersey
• Newark, New Jersey
• Newton, New Jersey
• North Brunswick Township, New Jersey
• North Cape May, New Jersey
• North Plainfield, New Jersey
• North Wildwood, New Jersey
• Northfield, New Jersey
• Nutley, New Jersey

• Oakland, New Jersey
• Oaklyn, New Jersey
• Ocean City, New Jersey
• Ocean Gate, New Jersey
• Ocean Grove, New Jersey
• Ogdensburg, New Jersey
• Orange, New Jersey

• Palisades Park, New Jersey
• Palmyra, New Jersey
• Paramus, New Jersey
• Passaic, New Jersey
• Paterson, New Jersey
• Paulsboro, New Jersey
• Pedricktown, New Jersey
• Pemberton, New Jersey
• Penns Grove, New Jersey
• Pennsauken, New Jersey
• Pennsville, New Jersey
• Perth Amboy, New Jersey
• Phillipsburg, New Jersey
• Pine Beach, New Jersey
• Pine Hill, New Jersey
• Pitman, New Jersey
• Plainfield, New Jersey
• Pleasantville, New Jersey
• Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey
• Point Pleasant, New Jersey
• Pompton Lakes, New Jersey
• Port Norris, New Jersey
• Port Reading, New Jersey
• Prospect Park, New Jersey

• Rahway, New Jersey
• Ramsey, New Jersey
• Raritan, New Jersey
• Red Bank, New Jersey
• Ridgefield, New Jersey
• Ridgefield Park, New Jersey
• Ridgewood, New Jersey
• Ringwood, New Jersey
• Rio Grande, New Jersey
• River Edge, New Jersey
• Riverdale, New Jersey
• Rochelle Park, New Jersey
• Rockaway, New Jersey
• Roebling, New Jersey
• Roosevelt, New Jersey
• Roselle, New Jersey
• Rosenhayn, New Jersey
• Rumson, New Jersey
• Runnemede, New Jersey
• Rutherford, New Jersey

• Salem, New Jersey
• Sayreville, New Jersey
• Scotch Plains, New Jersey
• Seaside Heights, New Jersey
• Seaside Park, New Jersey
• Secaucus, New Jersey
• Skillman, New Jersey
• Somerdale, New Jersey
• Somers Point, New Jersey
• Somerset, New Jersey
• Somerville, New Jersey
• South Amboy, New Jersey
• South Bound Brook, New Jersey
• South Orange, New Jersey
• South Plainfield, New Jersey
• South River, New Jersey
• Spotswood, New Jersey
• Spring Lake, New Jersey
• Springfield, New Jersey
• Stanhope, New Jersey
• Stewartsville, New Jersey
• Stockton, New Jersey
• Succasunna, New Jersey
• Summit, New Jersey
• Surf City, New Jersey
• Sussex, New Jersey
• Swedesboro, New Jersey

• Teaneck, New Jersey
• Tinton Falls, New Jersey
• Toms River, New Jersey
• Trenton, New Jersey
• Tuckerton, New Jersey
• Turnersville, New Jersey

• Union Beach, New Jersey
• Union City, New Jersey
• Union, New Jersey

• Ventnor City, New Jersey
• Villas, New Jersey
• Vineland, New Jersey
• Voorhees, New Jersey

• Wallington, New Jersey
• Wanaque, New Jersey
• Waretown, New Jersey
• Washington, New Jersey
• Watchung, New Jersey
• Wayne, New Jersey
• Wenonah, New Jersey
• West Long Branch, New Jersey
• West New York, New Jersey
• West Wildwood, New Jersey
• Westfield, New Jersey
• Westville, New Jersey
• Westwood, New Jersey
• White House Station, New Jersey
• Wildwood Crest, New Jersey
• Wildwood, New Jersey
• Williamstown, New Jersey
• Woodbine, New Jersey
• Woodbridge, New Jersey
• Woodbury, New Jersey
• Woodland Park, New Jersey
• Woodlynne, New Jersey
• Woodstown, New Jersey
• Wrightstown, New Jersey
• Wyckoff, New Jersey
• Yardville, New Jersey

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Contact reporter Dino Flammia at dino.flammia@townsquaremedia.com.