Crime & Public Safety
Crime & Public Safety

Find out how many sex offenders are in your ZIP code

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By J.D. Capelouto
July 31, 2017

Two of the ZIP codes with the highest number of registered sex offenders per person both fall in Fulton County — one in the heart of downtown Atlanta, and the other an industrial strip of businesses near I-20 and Six Flags, according to an analysis by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

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More than 21,000 offenders reside within the state, according to the analysis, which pulled data from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s public sex offender registry.

Try out the AJC’s interactive map to learn how many registered sex offenders live in your area at myajc.com.

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J.D. is a local news reporter covering intown Atlanta and Atlanta City Hall for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

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