Do you know where your state's sex offenders are? Well, Missouri police have LOST 1,200, says report
According to Missouri Auditor Nicole Galloway, children in the state are not safe from sexual predators. After conducting an audit of registered sex offenders in Missouri, Galloway understood that Jackson County has the highest percentage of sex offenders who are not in compliance. Law enforcement authorities have no idea of their whereabouts, and thereby neither do you.
Over 1,200 registered sex offenders are found to be unaccounted for statewide, with 800 of them belonging to Tier Three - which includes people convicted of child molestation, rape and sodomy.
A convicted sex offender is required to register with local law enforcement wherever they move to. During that process, they must provide their name, address, and other vital information which would be published on a website maintained by the Missouri State Highway Patrol visible to all.