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"ALBANY — Users of Facebook can now get information about sex offenders living in their neighborhoods
Facebook users can access information about medium- and high-risk sex offenders with just a few clicks — and without leaving the social-networking site.
The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services has launched its Sex Offender Locator Application, which is accessible via the New York State Public Safety Facebook page: facebook.com/nyspublicsafety.
The Division of Criminal Justice maintains the state's sex-offender registry and a registry subdirectory on the website criminaljustice.ny.gov/nsor that provides information about Level 2 (medium risk) and Level 3 (high risk) sex offenders. The new Facebook application is designed to make that information more readily accessible.
"New Yorkers now have another way to access up-to-date information about sex offenders in their neighborhoods," Division of Criminal Justice Acting Commissioner Sean M. Byrne said in a news release.
"With Halloween around the corner, parents now have another tool to learn where offenders live so they can ensure their children stay away from those locations, as well as strangers' homes. The Facebook app puts that important information at parents' fingertips, whether they are at home or on the go."
In all, 32,994 registered sex offenders are listed on the state's Sex Offender Registry: 12,473 Level 1 offenders; 11,685 Level 2 offenders; 8,163 Level 3 offenders; and 673 offenders whose risk level is pending."
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