registered sex offenders live in Florida — that's 1 in every 474 residents, or 21.1 per 10,000, 12% below the national average.
Registered sex offender counts for the 12 largest cities in Florida, with each city's rate per 10,000 residents. Raw counts track population — the per-capita column is the fair comparison, and the spread is dramatic: Orlando's rate is 57× Pembroke Pines's. Click a city for its full breakdown, or a column header to sort.
| # | City | Registered offenders | Population | Per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacksonville | 949,618 | 34.4 | |
| 2 | Orlando | 307,785 | 102.2 | |
| 3 | Tampa | 385,288 | 47.7 | |
| 4 | Miami | 442,244 | 36.0 | |
| 5 | Tallahassee | 196,181 | 61.2 | |
| 6 | Fort Lauderdale | 182,644 | 53.7 | |
| 7 | St. Petersburg | 258,344 | 35.8 | |
| 8 | Cape Coral | 194,001 | 11.1 | |
| 9 | Port St. Lucie | 204,859 | 9.2 | |
| 10 | Hialeah | 223,122 | 5.0 | |
| 11 | Hollywood | 153,048 | 6.3 | |
| 12 | Pembroke Pines | 171,185 | 1.8 |
Counts as of July 2026, compiled from official registry records. City populations from the 2020 U.S. Census. red = 1.5× the state rate or more · green = well below the state rate.
Every Florida city we track has its own page with neighborhood-level numbers, risk levels, and recent registrations:
Statewide numbers only tell you so much — what matters is who lives near your home, your kids' school, or the places your family spends time. The free Predator Map app searches any U.S. address and shows every registered offender around it on an interactive map, with photos, offense details, and registered addresses from official government registries. You can also search the official FDLE Sexual Offenders and Predators registry directly.
Lifetime registration, predator designation. Florida registrants remain on the registry for life (petition for removal is possible only in narrow cases), and courts designate the most serious offenders as Sexual Predators, who face the broadest notification. All registrants — including those now living out of state or incarcerated — appear on the FDLE site, which is why Florida's raw totals look so large.
1,000-foot statewide rule, stricter locally. Offenders whose victims were minors may not live within 1,000 feet of a school, childcare facility, park, or playground — and many Florida cities and counties extend that to 2,500 feet, which severely limits where registrants can legally live.
Registration & verification. Registrants must keep their address, employment, and schooling current with the registry, and verify in person on a recurring schedule — more frequently for higher-risk or higher-tier registrants. Failure to register or verify is itself a crime and commonly appears as a listed offense on registry records.
Current risk-level breakdown in Florida:
As of July 2026, there are 45,477 registered sex offenders in Florida — about 21.1 for every 10,000 residents, 12% below the national average. Counts change as offenders register, move, or are removed from the registry.
Jacksonville has the most registered sex offenders in Florida with 3,265. Raw counts track population, so the fairer comparison is per capita: adjusted for population, Orlando has the highest rate among major cities at 102.2 per 10,000 residents, while Pembroke Pines has the lowest at 1.8.
Use the free Predator Map app to search any Florida address and see registered offenders around it on a map, with photos and offense details from official registry records. You can also search the official FDLE Sexual Offenders and Predators registry website directly.
Public registry websites only show what the state chooses to publish. Florida lists all registrants for life — including people who have moved out of state, are deported, or are incarcerated — so FDLE's headline number includes many people not physically present in Florida. Statistics on this page are compiled from aggregated official registry records, so they can differ from — and often exceed — what a manual search of the public site returns.
1,000-foot statewide rule, stricter locally. Offenders whose victims were minors may not live within 1,000 feet of a school, childcare facility, park, or playground — and many Florida cities and counties extend that to 2,500 feet, which severely limits where registrants can legally live. Address-level monitoring matters more than assumptions about "safe" neighborhoods.
"Sexual predator" is a court designation for the most serious or repeat offenses. Predators face the broadest community notification, and their status is flagged on the registry. "Sexual offender" covers all other registrants — both appear on the public FDLE site. There are currently 225 registrants at the highest classification in Florida.
Statistics on this page are compiled from official state registry records and refreshed monthly. This page was last updated in July 2026. Always verify individual records with the official state registry.
Yes. Predator Map Pro monitors up to 5 addresses daily and sends push and email alerts when a registered offender moves in nearby, a new offender registers, or someone moves away.
Yes. Registry information is public record under federal and state law (Megan's Law), and anyone may search it to protect themselves and their family. What the law prohibits is using registry information to harass, threaten, or commit a crime against a registrant — misuse can be prosecuted.
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Methodology: Statistics are compiled from aggregated official state registry records and refreshed monthly. City figures count the city listed on each registry record. Per-capita rates use 2020 U.S. Census populations. Aggregated counts can exceed what public registry websites display because some classification levels are excluded from public searches. Figures are estimates and change daily as registries update — always verify individual records with the official state registry.