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A snapshot of sexual offenders in Pennsylvania
News Article
July 07, 2023
Under Pennsylvania’s Sexual Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA), 6,765 people were sentenced as sexual offenders between 2018 to 2022, and were charged with 26,168 offenses. Of those sexual offenders who were sentenced, 51% were between the ages of 19-35, and 47% were charged with child pornography.
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Media contact: Casey Scheffler, 610-425-1712
Editor’s Note:
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Statewide number of Walsh Act Offenses on criminal cases sentenced from 1/1/2018 through 12/31/2022 for a Walsh Act Offense (By County) |
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County |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
Grand Total |
Percentage of Total |
|
Adams |
20 |
27 |
14 |
19 |
21 |
101 |
0.39% |
|
Allegheny |
278 |
350 |
152 |
208 |
327 |
1,315 |
5.03% |
|
Armstrong |
11 |
60 |
39 |
14 |
25 |
149 |
0.57% |
|
Beaver |
29 |
37 |
72 |
79 |
189 |
406 |
1.55% |
|
Bedford |
21 |
36 |
13 |
7 |
32 |
109 |
0.42% |
|
Berks |
69 |
92 |
70 |
83 |
99 |
413 |
1.58% |
|
Blair |
115 |
141 |
304 |
71 |
236 |
867 |
3.31% |
|
Bradford |
39 |
25 |
37 |
16 |
18 |
135 |
0.52% |
|
Bucks |
120 |
147 |
114 |
87 |
158 |
626 |
2.39% |
|
Butler |
18 |
6 |
35 |
16 |
26 |
101 |
0.39% |
|
Cambria |
39 |
52 |
38 |
19 |
38 |
186 |
0.71% |
|
Cameron |
2 |
3 |
16 |
4 |
5 |
30 |
0.11% |
|
Carbon |
34 |
36 |
16 |
13 |
11 |
110 |
0.42% |
|
Centre |
36 |
111 |
28 |
254 |
29 |
458 |
1.75% |
|
Chester |
121 |
168 |
666 |
125 |
210 |
1,290 |
4.93% |
|
Clarion |
65 |
10 |
5 |
4 |
7 |
91 |
0.35% |
|
Clearfield |
50 |
171 |
32 |
26 |
61 |
340 |
1.30% |
|
Clinton |
11 |
2 |
22 |
49 |
19 |
103 |
0.39% |
|
Columbia |
5 |
14 |
4 |
4 |
15 |
42 |
0.16% |
|
Crawford |
70 |
29 |
22 |
135 |
13 |
269 |
1.03% |
|
Cumberland |
37 |
41 |
48 |
79 |
87 |
292 |
1.12% |
|
Dauphin |
156 |
427 |
207 |
238 |
339 |
1,367 |
5.22% |
|
Delaware |
108 |
100 |
78 |
54 |
159 |
499 |
1.91% |
|
Elk |
10 |
61 |
15 |
11 |
9 |
106 |
0.41% |
|
Erie |
54 |
84 |
46 |
67 |
92 |
343 |
1.31% |
|
Fayette |
167 |
135 |
84 |
92 |
113 |
591 |
2.26% |
|
Forest |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
0.02% |
|
Franklin |
61 |
73 |
71 |
70 |
71 |
346 |
1.32% |
|
Fulton |
3 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
18 |
0.07% |
|
Greene |
3 |
19 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
34 |
0.13% |
|
Huntingdon |
15 |
17 |
10 |
13 |
21 |
76 |
0.29% |
|
Indiana |
18 |
19 |
14 |
65 |
30 |
146 |
0.56% |
|
Jefferson |
10 |
49 |
29 |
66 |
38 |
192 |
0.73% |
|
Juniata |
7 |
14 |
7 |
19 |
3 |
50 |
0.19% |
|
Lackawanna |
55 |
32 |
251 |
128 |
118 |
584 |
2.23% |
|
Lancaster |
216 |
294 |
184 |
458 |
522 |
1,674 |
6.40% |
|
Lawrence |
26 |
14 |
9 |
5 |
41 |
95 |
0.36% |
|
Lebanon |
135 |
125 |
96 |
64 |
105 |
525 |
2.01% |
|
Lehigh |
23 |
155 |
17 |
57 |
53 |
305 |
1.17% |
|
Luzerne |
843 |
144 |
898 |
1,090 |
1,161 |
4,136 |
15.81% |
|
Lycoming |
44 |
42 |
17 |
150 |
144 |
397 |
1.52% |
|
McKean |
6 |
10 |
19 |
21 |
40 |
96 |
0.37% |
|
Mercer |
70 |
45 |
47 |
36 |
51 |
249 |
0.95% |
|
Mifflin |
10 |
10 |
8 |
4 |
12 |
44 |
0.17% |
|
Monroe |
27 |
26 |
46 |
19 |
66 |
184 |
0.70% |
|
Montgomery |
166 |
220 |
88 |
106 |
359 |
939 |
3.59% |
|
Montour |
8 |
1 |
7 |
13 |
1 |
30 |
0.11% |
|
Northampton |
130 |
31 |
35 |
46 |
79 |
321 |
1.23% |
|
Northumberland |
44 |
29 |
35 |
21 |
37 |
166 |
0.63% |
|
Perry |
7 |
16 |
16 |
46 |
31 |
116 |
0.44% |
|
Philadelphia |
509 |
549 |
239 |
356 |
692 |
2,345 |
8.96% |
|
Pike |
36 |
13 |
18 |
5 |
6 |
78 |
0.30% |
|
Potter |
15 |
14 |
8 |
6 |
14 |
57 |
0.22% |
|
Schuylkill |
50 |
99 |
87 |
56 |
147 |
439 |
1.68% |
|
Snyder |
18 |
2 |
13 |
15 |
26 |
74 |
0.28% |
|
Somerset |
22 |
21 |
1 |
8 |
20 |
72 |
0.28% |
|
Sullivan |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.00% |
|
Susquehanna |
15 |
1 |
4 |
9 |
2 |
31 |
0.12% |
|
Tioga |
19 |
19 |
4 |
10 |
18 |
70 |
0.27% |
|
Union |
5 |
45 |
5 |
14 |
12 |
81 |
0.31% |
|
Venango |
17 |
7 |
9 |
121 |
60 |
214 |
0.82% |
|
Warren |
7 |
6 |
16 |
21 |
20 |
70 |
0.27% |
|
Washington |
40 |
48 |
15 |
39 |
40 |
182 |
0.70% |
|
Wayne |
13 |
8 |
5 |
6 |
11 |
43 |
0.16% |
|
Westmoreland |
73 |
180 |
111 |
168 |
202 |
734 |
2.80% |
|
Wyoming |
5 |
18 |
1 |
3 |
8 |
35 |
0.13% |
|
York |
153 |
80 |
75 |
148 |
120 |
576 |
2.20% |
|
Grand Total |
4,611 |
4,867 |
4,695 |
5,263 |
6,732 |
26,168 |
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