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| The Communities with the Most Sex Offenders |
| By golocalprov.com - Stephen Beale |
| Published: 11/10/2011 |
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Rhode Island -- Several cities and towns in Rhode Island have a far higher proportion of sex offenders than is the norm in most communities, a GoLocalProv review of data obtained from the Department of Corrections has found. Overall, there are just over 800 sex offenders on parole or probation living in Rhode Island. Several communities have far more sex offenders than others—and not just because they are larger or more urban. Woonsocket tops the list as the place with the highest proportion—a ratio of about 10 offenders for every 5,000 residents. Next are West Warwick and Exeter, each with ratios of seven offenders. (See below chart for the complete listing of all communities.) The average ratio for an Ocean State community is 2.9 offenders for every 5,000 people. The top ten communities with the highest ratios include some of the usual urban suspects—Providence, Central Falls, and Pawtucket. But communities like Burrillville and Westerly also make the top ten. Only three communities did not have any sex offenders on parole or probation: Block Island, Foster, and Jamestown. Why do some communities have more? For the most part, ex-inmates return to the city or town they called home before they went to prison, according to Tracey Zeckhausen, spokeswoman for the Department of Corrections. But some areas, such as the state’s main cities, may have more offenders than others because of cheaper rents, public transportation, and the locations of homeless shelters, Zeckhausen said. She also pointed to the connection between unstable family lives, poor education, unemployment and the higher number of convicts that cities might have. But how did Woonsocket and West Warwick—mid-sized cities by Rhode Island standards—beat out the likes of Central Falls or Providence? Read More. |
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