# Offender Locator

> Locates registered sex offenders across the United States by address, contact, or name. (iPhone/iPad app by Offender Locator Inc..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/offender-locator/id317435796 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Offender Locator Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1487734997)
- Category: Utilities, Lifestyle
- Price: $2.99
- Rating: 4.60/5 from 3,942 App Store ratings · 88 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 11.0 · 31 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2009-06-02
- Data updated: 2026-09-01
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/offender-locator/id317435796/reviews.md

## What is Offender Locator?

Top 3 Paid App in US, #1 in Utilities Category (Aug. 2009)
· CNN:  "iPhone App Helps Track Sex Offenders"
·  Today Show, NBC September 4th:  "Is Your Family Safe From Sex Offenders"
·  Fox & Friends FOX: "iPhone App Tracks Sex Predators"
·  USA Today: "iPhone App Finds Registered Sex Offenders"
·  ABC News: "Top Selling iPhone App: Offender Locator"
·  Biz Journal, Wall Street Journal online, Yahoo Finance, Finance AOL, USA Television Network: "ThinAir Wireless Strengthens Partnership with Stop Child Predators"

The Offender Locator ® allows anyone living in the United States to view Registered Sex Offenders living in their area.  The Offender Locator gives everyone the ability to find out if Registered Sex Offenders live in their area.

Knowledge = Safety

Purchase the Offender Locator and see if Registered Sex Offenders are living near you, your friends, or any address that you want to check.  We compile data from all 50 state's "Registered Offender Databases" so that you have a single source for finding Offenders living anywhere in the United States, no matter where you are, right in the palm of your hand! Our data is updated DAILY with each state offender registry so you always have the most accurate information available.
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FEATURES:

· Utilize the GPS function on your iPhone to find registered offenders living near your current location. 
· View registered offenders who live near your friends by simply selecting a name from your iPhone contact list. 
· Enter your home address or any address to find registered offenders living in that area. 
· Enter the name of any registered offender in the U.S. and find out instantly where they reside and offenses committed.
· Upload any picture or link URL and find the likelihood that a face in your photo matches any offender in public databases.  Harnessing the power of machine learning, this is possible and now available in our app. 

Once you choose one of the four ways to view registered offenders, the application will compile a list of offenders based on that selection allowing you to view details for each offender including photo and offense.  You can then find out how close they live to you or your loved ones using the mapping capabilities of the iPhone.

This application is extremely simple to use!

Terms of Service: https://offenderapps.com/tos.html
Privacy Policy: https://offenderapps.com/privacy.html

## Key features

- Find offenders near current GPS location
- Check offenders near friends' addresses
- Search offenders by any US address
- Search offenders by name and offense
- Match faces in photos to offender databases
- View offender details, photos, and offenses
- Map offender proximity to your location

## Chart rankings

- #55 in Top Paid · Utilities (US App Store)

## What do users think of Offender Locator?

Overall sentiment: negative

**Pros**

- 🚀 Quick access to critical information
- 👍 Great for informing users about local offenders

**Cons**

- 🐛 Inaccurate or outdated information
- 🐛 Inconsistent data (same offender info across multiple locations)
- 🐛 Search and map functions not working properly
- 🐛 Photos/descriptions not matching offenders
- 🐛 Missing known offenders from the database

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Offenders' last offense dates all showing as March 1997
- Offenders' ages and physical descriptions not matching
- Duplicate entries for the same offender
- App crashing or not loading at all

**Most requested features**

- Update app with latest offender data
- Improve search and mapping functionality
- Ensure photos and descriptions accurately match offenders

## Recent user reviews (10 of 88)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/offender-locator/id317435796/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Why did they remove profile photo?!

*2026-08-20, version 5.2.1*

No longer shows profile photo of offender! WHY, not ?!

### 1/5 — No photos

*2026-08-19, version 5.2.1*

This app doesn’t show the offenders’ faces

### 1/5 — Ronnie

*2026-08-12, version 5.2.1*

Paid for Full version several years ago. Just opened it up to see the changes and it is useless. Yes it is updated and the OS

### 1/5 — False information

*2026-07-30, version 5.2.1*

App hasn’t been updated in years. Not much information and not one offender photo on the app. The creator of this app took our money and ran.

### 3/5 — Last Time App Was Updated?

*2026-07-12, version 5.2.1*

When was the last time this app was updated with new offenders? 

The Citizen app is alerting me that new offenders are in my area, but not this app!

### 1/5 — Inaccurate

*2026-05-29, version 5.2.1*

Paid the money for the full version years ago while looking for a house. 

Years later find out that this app is inaccurate as can be as one of our neighbors 4 houses down has been a registered low level offender since 2007. 

We wouldn’t have bought this house had we known that.

### 1/5 — Not accurate info???

*2025-07-24, version 5.2.1*

Something is off. A lot of the offenders last offense is march 1997. Search multiple cities snd neighborhoods, majority says march 1997. Really strange. Don’t think this app has accurate or updated info.

### 1/5 — Can’t even open the app

*2025-07-14, version 5.2.1*

I would like my money back. I can’t even open the app, it keeps closing out. Do not recommend.

### 1/5 — A tattoo on every left hand

*2025-06-28, version 5.2.1*

Doesn't work anymore, every offender committed their crime on March 08, 1997 and they all have one tattoo on their left hand

### 1/5 — Last offense??? Bad data

*2025-04-21, version 5.2.1*

Almost all the people show “Last Offense” was March 8, 1997.  What??? Obviously bad data.  Therefore this app can’t be trusted to be accurate

## Frequently asked questions about Offender Locator

### What does the Offender Locator app do?

The Offender Locator app allows users in the United States to find registered sex offenders living in their area. It compiles data from all 50 states' offender databases, providing a single source for locating offenders anywhere in the country.

### How can I find registered offenders with this app?

You can find registered offenders using the app in four ways: by utilizing your iPhone's GPS to find those near your current location, by checking addresses near friends from your contact list, by entering any specific address to see nearby offenders, or by searching for a specific offender's name to find their residence and offenses.

### Is the offender data up-to-date?

Yes, the app's data is updated daily with each state's offender registry. This ensures you have access to the most accurate and current information available regarding registered offenders across the United States.

### What information is available for each offender?

For each registered offender found, the application provides details including their photo and the offenses they have committed. You can also use the app's mapping capabilities to see how close they live to your location or the locations of your loved ones.

### What are the costs associated with using Offender Locator?

The Offender Locator is a paid application. The description indicates it was a top-selling paid app, suggesting a one-time purchase cost rather than a subscription or free model with in-app purchases.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 5.2.1 — 2021-03-24

* Bugs Fixed

### 5.2.0 — 2019-08-06

- The usual bug fixes and optimizations
- Massive database update and photo update
- And are you ready for this?  We wanted to do something special.  Something as groundbreaking as our initial app.  Introducing Offender Locator Face Search.  Upload any picture or link URL and find the likelihood that a face in your photo matches any offender in public databases.  Harnessing the power of machine learning, this is possible and now available in our app.

### 5.1.8 — 2019-01-05

Location search improvements

### 5.1.7 — 2019-01-04

Location search improvements

### 5.1.6 — 2018-10-05

Increased accuracy  of location search

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