Since the 1996 passage of the federal Sex Offender Registration Act (Megan's Law), most states offer public web sites where residents can search for registered sex offenders by name, zip code, county or community . However, these searchable databases generally provide broad results, making it difficult — if not impossible — for parents and citizens to ascertain the proximity of sex offenders within their communities.

Pitney Bowes' NeighborhoodTrac Family Protection System, developed by Group 1 Software, is a geographic solution that enables the state registry to deliver locationally accurate and relevant information regarding nearby offenders. This powerful search engine can determine the distance, direction and location of registered sexual predators to specific places where children may be present, including neighborhoods, schools, day-care centers, playgrounds and more. NeighborhoodTrac's real-time geocoding and geographic analysis also provides states with more reliable verification that a sex offender has registered with a real street name and address.



Intuitive, Interactive Address-Level Searches

The NeighborhoodTrac Family Protection System geocodes addresses or intersections to the applicable street, zip+4, zip+2, or zip code centroid level. Parents and concerned residents do not need to know adjacent zip codes, cities or county boundaries to determine if a registered sex offender lives in their neighborhoods. Instead, citizens use the interactive address lookup to generate a list of registered sex offenders based on a specified distance from the address. This advanced analysis helps citizens be more aware of sexual predators nearby and more attuned to child and community safety..

Enhanced Verification & Notification

NeighborhoodTrac also supports community notification programs. Residents can sign up to be notified via email or postal mail if a registered sex offender moves into the neighborhood or a specific vicinity.
In addition, states can use NeighborhoodTrac to verify the information collected in their sex offender registration systems. With real-time address verification, users can be sure that the correct address and analysis is performed, and states can more accurately confirm that a convicted sex offender has registered properly by verifying that a real street name and address range has been used

Reliable, Pertinent Information about the Location of Registered Sexual Predators

NeighborhoodTrac utilizes a variety of geocoding and analysis to locate and map registered sex offenders in relation to citizen queries. Search results and reporting from NeighborhoodTrac’s "search by address" can be generated with distance, direction, mapping links, and complete sex offender information, all sort-able by distance and name. Records in the reports can also be linked to additional information about the sex offender collected by the state.

Enhances Existing State Sex Offender Databases and Registries

NeighborhoodTrac enhances existing state sexual predator databases by simply adding a "search by address" feature. It does not replace the current system, and can be quickly and easily integrated. Further, NeighborhoodTrac provides states with more options to serve their citizens. NeighborhoodTrac can be extended to generate a link from listed sexual predators to an interactive map from one of Group 1's mapping partners.