Utah Sex Offender Registry

Utah Sex Offender Registry  (Members Only) (edit/delete)

I'm definately a left-brain individual who loves facts and figures.  I'm always astounded at some of the things that are discovered through just a little research.
Today, I visited the sex offender registry today to check my property and my rental properties.  To my chagrin, I discovered there was a registered sex offender less that six homes away from my primary residence.  I wondered how many were in my city and neighboring cities and here is what I found:

City	Offenders	2006 Census	% of population
Draper	1937	36873	5.25%
Ogden	401	78086	0.51%
SLC	671	178858	0.38%
Roy	81	35100	0.23%
West Valley	270	119841	0.23%
Murray	96	44844	0.21%
Logan	94	47660	0.20%
Clearfield	45	27241	0.17%
Midvale	45	27249	0.17%
Layton	94	62716	0.15%
West Jordan	128	94309	0.14%
Orem	113	90857	0.12%
Taylorsville	70	58048	0.12%
Sandy	110	94203	0.12%
Bountiful	41	41161	0.10%
Provo	113	113984	0.10%
Riverton	26	35543	0.07%
South Jordan	24	44009	0.05%
Saint George	32	67614	0.05%

One reassuring fact is that Provo remains relatively low in the number of sex offenders to total population (1 in 1000).  I expected Ogden and even Salt Lake City to be on the higher end of the spectrum, but I never imagined the Draper numbers.  Are there errors in the registry and/or census or are there really 5 sex offenders for every 100 residents?  I may never know.
But in general, if you have young children, please don't forget this valuable resource is available to you and your buyers (be consistent - either always advise your clients to check the registry or don't).  You can see a picture of the individual and the vehicle they have registered.