A Demographic Review of Florida’s Registry
A review of December data on the Florida Registry shows the following:
| Total Individuals On the Registry | 85,224 | 100% |
| Absconded | 1,108 | 1.3% |
| Civil Commitment | 508 | .6% |
| Confinement | 19,606 | 23% |
| Deceased | 1,058 | 1.2% |
| Deported | 3,526 | 4.1% |
| Citizens Forced to Register | (59,418) | |
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30,492 | 35.8% |
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28,926 | 33.9% |
A further breakdown of the 28,926 citizens forced to register:
Status:
| Supervised – FL DOC | 6,114 | 21.1% |
| Supervised – FL Dept Juv Justice | 21 | .1% |
| Supervised – US Govt | 732 | 2.5% |
| Registered | 22,059 | 76.3% |
Further Status:
| Juvenile | 247 | 1% |
| Offender | 24,701 | 85% |
| Predator | 3,978 | 14% |
Race:
| Asian | 140 | .5% |
| Black/African American | 6,916 | 23.9% |
| Indian/Indigenous | 40 | .1% |
| Undeclared | 102 | .4% |
| White | 21,728 | 75.1% |
| *Hispanic is not separated or distinguished |
Sex:
| Male | 28.112 | 97.2% |
| Female | 814 | 2.8% |
Age:
| Under 20 | 39 | .1% |
| 20-29 | 1,090 | 3.8% |
| 30-39 | 3,962 | 13.7% |
| 40-49 | 6,705 | 23.2% |
| 50-59 | 7,272 | 25.1% |
| 60-69 | 6,228 | 21.5% |
| 70-79 | 2,810 | 9.7% |
| 80+ | 820 | 2.8% |
Date of Permanent Address:
| Prior to 12/31/04 | 2,283 | 7.9% |
| 01/01/05-12/31/09 | 2,304 | 7.9% |
| 01/01/10-12/31/14 | 3,414 | 11.8% |
| 01/01/15-12/31/19 | 7.016 | 24.4% |
| 01/01/20-end of 2023 | 13,465 | 46.5% |
| Without Permanent Address | 444 | 1.5% |
Source: FDLE Sexual Offenders and Predators Search
This reporting should be used figuratively and generally versus literal and particular breakdowns of the data. Debate will always exist over decisions made to include/exclude in different categories. Rounding has occurred with percentages which may affect totals.
So about sixty percent of the people on Florida’s registry are still in Florida. It seems like a waste of resources for law enforcement. Of the 36% who no longer reside in Florida, of which I am one, I would like to know how many came for a visit versus caught charges in Florida and moved away.
My question is how many of these are from out of state convictions before 10/01/1997.
85,224 ?
That would be a medium size city.
85000 is a little more than the population of Melbourne or Miami Beach.
This data is very interesting. If Florida publishes this data it should be posted here each month. There are a lot of takeaways from this data. I just want to mention a couple. African Americans make up 15% of Florida’s population but they are 24% of Florida’s registrants. Again, African Americans overly represented in the criminal justice system. 47% moved within the last three years shows the instability of registrants.
Hispanic are not separated that could account for the difference. Plus you can even use that as an argument. 97% are men is it sexist. Grant you women get reduced charges or not prosecuted. But still
Per capita, there are twice as many black men on the registry as there are white men.
https://theappeal.org/black-men-disproportionately-represented-on-sex-offender-registries/
Would love to see a breakdown of taxpayer funds via the registry.
I got a great idea, based on their past behavior. Why not go all the way back in the records and add everyone on the registry going back to the 1800s. That would make about as much since as adding people who have since passed away or only came for a few days and left.
The proof is right in front of judges faces about how punitive this is and yet, they turn a blind eye. I understand justice is supposed to be blind, but we are not getting justice.
CherokeeJack>>> It’s been ruled that is not punitive but here we are being punished for someone else’s crime. It’s coming out soon with what they did. If you didn’t live through it you would never notice it. Look at the retroactive numbers in E.B. v Verniero 8/25/1997 just before Florida law. 1172 New Jersey retroactive 528 Level 1, 585 Level 2, 59 Level 3. These retroactive numbers were from New Jersey as a Retroactive State who provided “Due Process” before the 5/17/1996 Federal Amendment. What made them mad was they wanted 59 not 528 to be public an that 1113 be made public. So what they did with this Federal Amendment was just remove the Level 1 in name only remove nothing off our end to reduce Level 1 off the registry and then put these retroactive level 1’s ( ME INCLUDED ) back into a Level 2 saying it’s a non-punitive scheme. Their problem is I’m a true Megans Law retroactive challenger from a Level 2 Prosecutor assessment into a court ruled Level 1 not for public notification. 3 years later Florida put me back into a Level 2 as a non-punitive scheme. This will show Double Jeopardy under the Ex Post Facto Double Jeopardy clause of the US Constitution 3rd Circuit ruling. I got FDLE’s email back an next thing you know I get threatened with arrest the same day if I don’t comply with law enforcement.
But what we’re gonna do about it. What are you gonna do to help them?
This proves the registry is punitive. What is the point of making someone be on the Florida registry (Which is supposed to show you who to look out for) if they do not even live here? How can you be afraid of someone 6 states away, where they actually live?
AND for God’s sake, Dead people on the registry, really?
I was going over my case with someone an they saw that we are all being punished for Jesse Timmendequas crime.
I agree. I do not live n Florida, never did, but because my wife and I spend 2 weeks a year visiting relatives I had to register.
Not only did I have to register but I found out last year on our Florida visit that Florida has me listed as a felon, I am not a felon in my home state.
Mac >> don’t quote me but I think there is a case pending about Florida leaving people on their registry after they have left the state.
Allen, thanks for the info. I will do a search, we can hope.
@Mac
Mac, you are not a felon, but if you were, you would be an “Ex-felon” unless you are still committing crimes. Felon suggests you are still doing the bad behavior.
Mac, you are not a sex offender but an “Ex-offender” same as above. People love labels though, especially the ones that make people depressed like Leper colonies back in the day. It is all great and good to banish those people, that is until those people become the ones who are labeled.
I have never tried to judge people but even less so after what happened to me. Most people look at the homeless with disgust and yell at them to get a job. Pretty hard to get a job when you do not even have an address.
@CherokeeJack. That was very kind. I had no criminal history before I was sentenced and still do not.
I have however never gotten over what happened and constantly reminded every time I go to Florida or register.
Is great to have all this support on this blog.
Thank you !
I’m sure, they would like the amount of people on the confinement statistics, to be higher. Let’s face it, those who are against us, don’t want us free and about.
Large percentage of men compared to women, but a lot of that is because women are not generally held in the same standard when it comes to these crimes. The system tends to be more lenient on them.
Yep. Just look at the countless teacher/student convictions that resulted in the female teacher somehow avoiding the registry as part of the plea deal.
But on the other side of the coin, the male teacher caught in these scenarios almost always is made to register.
This data is valuable and could be used in future lawsuits. It has inspired me to look for similar data in California.
We appreciate all that you have done for our population.
Data is good. Setting people up via the internet as opposed to someone snatching a teen or child in a store or hands on opportunity is different. When lawsuits reach momentum legislator’s will think different with their modus oprendi.
Saddles>> you can’t imagine how bad this is right now. I live in the town that a 4 year old was just attempted to be snatched out of the Walmart by some old man. It wasn’t me who did it but I sure feel the brunt end of it by people who are mad over it. I’m so over this crap. I think it’s time we fight back.
Why should I still be subject to ridicule or malpractice when I “hand over’ my license to an authority figure, even a bouncer? Why is Flo Rida so obsessed with naming and shaming? Let’s talk about the website…its not like most states have, which is a generic cookie cutter layout, it’s the most intricate, easily accessible site in the country. Even if you make a mistake, it will still spit out the name. Whereas other states have a little bit of confidentiality, Flo Rida has no shame in their game. Nothing’s changing here, so its time for me to leave this place and try to salvage some semblance of a life. No one mentions that the only reason Flo Rida went retroactive is because they didn’t want to launch a blank site in the beginning. They had to have faces( test rats basically). It sounds so cliche for me to say if I only knew about ahead of time, I would have fought like hell. It was my first time in trouble. I call what happened to the roughly 2000 men and women who didn’t have a chance to fight, vaguely unconstitutional. Once one state went retro, all the states had to follow. I wonder which state was the first?
Still here>> Florida is actually a non-retroactive state but then created a state law a few months later that stated if you had to register in another state you had to register in Florida making it retroactive providing no “Due Process”. This is what these Ex Post Facto lawsuits are about. The first state was New Jersey who is a retroactive state signed 45 days after the Federal VCC on 10/31/1994. I’m actually a John Doe Retroactive challenger of this in Doe v Poritz 7/25/1995 in the NJSC ruling. The Federal Megans Law was attached to the JWA on 9/13/1994. This was a 3 TIER LEVEL system that was amended on 5/17/1996 into a 2 level classification system. THIS Amendment is what is actually punitive. See there was 1172 of us retroactive you can see this is E.B.v Verniero 8/25/1997 528 TL 1, 585 TL2 and 59 TL3. We were classified in late 1995 an when they saw 528 not on their public registry they got pissed an made this Amendment removing TL1 but didn’t remove anything to justify it. Now I was a retro challenger from a Tier Level 2 assessment into a Tier Level 1 civil judgement in late 1995. I’m one of the 52 who had a reduction by the court. Florida used the part of registering but refused the rest of the civil judgement that put me on the registry in the first place. Yep, I’m just about ready to file a BIG Double Jeopardy lawsuit as they made it public when my civil judgement said Not for Public Notification. With this placing me back into the classification I challenged and then proving that roughly 45% of the public registry is punitive with the removal of Tier Level 1 in the 5/17/1996 Federal Amendment. I figure they will TRY an settle 2 days before it goes into the court but it’s gonna cost them mega millions either way cause They been punishing me for 25 years. Just think we are all being punished for Jesse Timmendequas crime.
Alan
I disagree. Not only was my charges 6 years before the the registry, they also went back on people even before my charges. I talked to several people who were in my offender counseling group whose charges were even before mine and were retroactively applied. There was NO registry when my offense happened, none when I was arrested, none when I was sentenced and none when I went to prison. It was the month I got out of prison that it came out and the next day I had to go and register.
CherokeeJack Yes, any retroactive state can go back before 9/13/1994 as long as they provided Due Process as they are using the Civil side of the act saying it’s non-punitive. Were you granted “Due Process” under the civil side of the act? I was released on 2/17/1995 right after they put a hold on the state of New Jersey.
Federal 3rd circuit ruling on retroactive:
We hold that (1) the notification requirements of Megan’s Law do not constitute state inflicted “punishment” on Tier 2 and Tier 3 registrants for purposes of the Ex Post Facto and Double Jeopardy Clauses;
(2) the Due Process Clause of the United States Constitution forecloses New Jersey from placing the burden of persuasion on the registrant in a proceeding challenging a Tier 2 or Tier 3 classification and notification plan;
and (3) the Due Process Clause requires the state at such a proceeding to shoulder the burden of justifying the classification and notification plan by clear and convincing evidence.
What they did was create the 5/17/1996 Amendment removing Tier 1 classification making it all a public notification scheme. Problem is for them is I’m a retroactive Tier 2 challenger into a Tier 1 Civil Judgement. I wasn’t removed under this, I was just placed back into the equivalent of a Tier 2 classification with public notification. Now FDLE’s email said when I registered here in 2006 but it was 1998 so I’m thinking that the local sheriff dept got rid of my paperwork showing it was not to be made public. You can’t grant a man Due Process hand down a judgement then Law Enforcement take it away.
I see what you’re saying. I think fl should model theirs more like NJ. In NJ, not all are placed on the website. Seems a lot more fair.
Problem with Florida is you have the rats guarding the cheese. They maybe forced to as I’ll be going after the May 17th Federal Amendment showing it’s punitive to roughly 45% of the registry because of this unconstitutional Amendment. With placing me back into a classification I fought and won against is Double Jeopardy an they will fight me on it cause I’m gonna hit them with a suit they can’t afford. They pulled the Megans Law Foundation website down because of me. They never thought someone could show their shady scheme they pulled on us. If you don’t know and see it you would never know it’s punitive. I’m tired of being punished with public humiliation for someone else’s crime.
Allan
I pray a Psalm of victory your way to obtain victory.
A few weeks ago that John Doe was getting under my skin about “Tier Level” I was about ready to just give in an give these clowns an out with just removing me. But that is not Gods plan. I’ve been put in this position for a reason. I will not fight to have Megan’s Law found unconstitutional. That child gave her life as a soldier gives all to protect us. We built a foundation for a good sound law that was changed with mad anger to punish us for life because of someone else’s crime. After 25 years I finally was able to get them to put it in writing and I was shocked when I read their email. I hope to have some good news this coming week. If there is something of substance I will inform FAC to inform everyone on here. Back in 1995 I was willing to put my name on the challenge but was over ruled to use “John Doe” as it stood for any one of us. Then we used W.P. for We the People but wasn’t ripe. Artway jumped in but fled the state. Then we used E.B. for Everybody retroactive. The 3rd Circuit saw what they did but was not able to rule on anything past 9/13/1994. I’m surprised none of the 528 have not had any issues like me. But then this Sgt. here figured out I was a Megans law challenger an she was gonna punish me for it.
The 19,606 in confinement in Florida Prisons also reside in Florida in addition to the 28,926.
I am still confused how any State can legally keep someone on a public list who is no longer a resident or located within its borders. At a minimum, the State should be forced to put them on a website viewable by Law Enforcement Only.
My husband was convicted in Texas. Moved to Florida as I was active duty military. Completed probation and taken off the registry in 2020 but I’m
Told Florida will not remove him from the list. How is that even legal?
Alan>> Their standing is that the person may have committed a crime before they left. I think there is or was a court case on this subject from someone who left the state. It’s worth a search.
JLV >> This is what I got back from FDLE about being removed from their registry. Hope it helps. I’m not an Attorney so I’m not giving legal advise just showing what I got back from them on the subject about being removed. Wish you the best in your fight. I’ll help best I can.
Florida Law controlled and Florida law requires you be listed as an offender on the registry for the duration of your life. The Florida lifetime requirement is subject to a provision in law that allows offenders to petition a Court for an order removing them from the registry. See Florida Statute Section 943.0435(11) Except as provided in s. 943.04354, a sexual offender shall maintain registration with the department for the duration of his or her life unless the sexual offender has received a full pardon or has had a conviction set aside in a postconviction proceeding for any offense that meets the criteria for classifying the person as a sexual offender for purposes of registration. However, a sexual offender shall be considered for removal of the requirement to register as a sexual offender only if the person:
(a)1. Has been lawfully released from confinement, supervision, or sanction, whichever is later, for at least 25 years and has not been arrested for any felony or misdemeanor offense since release, provided that the sexual offender’s requirement to register
Allen you seem to have a bit of understanding on all this. I have to commend you on that yet its touch and go for many in Florida. Last week I was in a zoom conference with Safer Virginia. Yes many are planning to petition, go to legislators in Richmond to address these lifetime ordeals since legislation starts in a few weeks. If the petition is good I’m help in some way.
Should we all remember due process and speaking out should be available for everyone regardless of the plea. Many times a plea deal is a Catch 22. Would it not bring more justification to many after serving their sentence or should we go to court and ask Why did God make some Black and some White and some red.
Put a bit of Biblical understand into all this and those in high offices will listen more attentively . Remember they have a mastsr also. Sure many can argue about this or that and want to override or rule another with good answers yet who’s under-handing true justice values themselves Should we say government leaders or why do we pray for them. Think about it that way or should one call a Pig a donkey.
Saddles I’m getting to be expert, I know what I helped develop with challenges from the start of it. Every time I raised up about this local law enforcement would beat me down with intimidation an threats of arrest. I’ve even had the prosecutors office from New Jersey call down an tell them they are not allowed to be making it public an they were told “Our laws Constitutional we can” I’ve had several Attorney’s say for 4,500.00 I’ll will do an assessment. I went that route in 2005 an had the May 17th 1996 Federal Amendment push on me an was told it would cost me 100,000 and I wouldn’t get this past the 11th Circuit. I figure he was on their side cause right after that I took a bashing and my house was vandalized an the tires on my truck were slashed. If you ever watched the show “For Life” The Issac Wright story, well it actually takes place in the county I’m from an the same corrupt prosecutor who blew his brains out after a Nationwide manhunt. There is a whole lot more I just am lot able to say just yet but it’s gonna explode all over them.
Allan
I LOVED the show for life. I cried after ever episode (I am a softy).
They said they were going to make another season of it but never did and I was pretty bummed about it. Odd thing is, there are people who get off who are actually guilty and then those who were wrongly convicted and go to their graves after dying in prison and were innocent.
All it takes it one person to lie on you. I took a polygraph once and the cop told me, if you pass, it means you are a good liar, and if you fail, it proves you are a bad liar. Thirdly, if you refuse the polygraph, you are a guilty coward. So either way he was calling me a liar. ( I passed by the way and still went to prison)
This is my most chilling takeaway from these statistics:
34% of registrants are 60 years of age or older.
What is their future on the registry when chronic diseases, senility, dementia or Alzheimer’s set in? No nursing home wants them. They will either die in prison or on the streets.
This is a human rights issue that must be addressed.