35 Sex Offenders In Arlington Heights: 2024 Safety Map
Crime & Safety
Find out where registered sex offenders are living in Arlington Heights.— Arlington Heights has 35 registered sex offenders living in the village, three more than were living in the village this time last year , according to the Illinois Sex Offender Registry.
Thirty-three registered sex offenders have known addresses in Arlington Heights, including one, Virgilio Carvajal Mendoza , who is considered to be non-compliant with sex registry laws, according to state police. Two offenders are listed as homeless and also non-compliant: Christopher S. Hejduk , who was charged with criminal sexual abuse, and Daniel A. Runk , who was charged with criminal sexual abuse with force.
In addition to the 35, there is one sex offender listed as being incarcerated in the Department of Corrections and nine living out-of-state.
Also, according to the registry, the whereabouts of Edward A. Barton is currently unknown. He was charged with aggravated criminal sexual abuse/victim 13-16 out of Rock Island County. Barton has fled the address given on registration records without notification.
Here is where sex offenders are registered as living in Arlington Heights. Pins on the map represent addresses of offenders convicted of sex crimes. Roll your cursor over the pins, and you will see more information pop up, including the registered sex offender's name, address, date of birth and convictions.
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In Illinois, registered sex offenders are prohibited from passing out candy on Halloween. They may not appear in a Halloween costume or other child-centered holiday character, such as Santa or the Easter Bunny, in public. Registered sex offenders, however, may wear a Halloween costume in their home, according to the Illinois Sex Offender Registry.
Law enforcement officials and researchers caution that the registries play a limited role in preventing child sexual abuse and stress that most perpetrators are known to the child.
The U.S. Department of Justice, which oversees the National Sex Offender Public Website , estimates that only about 10 percent of perpetrators of child sexual abuse are strangers to the child.
The Justice Department estimates 60 percent of perpetrators are known to the child but are not family members but rather family friends, babysitters, child care providers and others, and 30 percent of child victims are abused by family members. Nearly a quarter of the abusers are under the age of 18, the department estimates.
The Association for the Treatment of Sex Abusers , a nonprofit organization for clinicians, researchers, educators, law enforcement and court officials involved in sexual abuse cases, cautions that children do not face a heightened risk during the Halloween season: "There is no change in the rate of sexual crimes by non-family members during Halloween. That was true both before and after communities enacted laws to restrict the activities of registrants during Halloween. The crimes that do increase around Halloween are vandalism and property destruction, as well as theft, assault, and burglary."
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