The state's sex offender registry is supposed to let neighbors know if they have offenders living nearby and, if so, how much danger they might pose.
But a lack of manpower to do background checks has created a backlog of more than 6,100 offenders who have yet to be classified — leaving citizens with no way of knowing if an offender poses little risk, is likely to re-offend or is a violent predator.
Georgia’s sex offender registry has almost 21,100 people. They are classified by three levels.
Level one offenders pose little risk to the public. Those labeled as level two have an increased likelihood that they will re-offend. And the third classification is for sexually dangerous predators.
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