County Criminal Records

While Volusia County boasts one of the most beautiful powdery white sand coastlines in all of Florida, moving here without checking Volusia records could be the mistake of a lifetime.  Volusia County is home to the International Speedway, Biketoberfest, and world-famous Spring Break parties.  Unfortunately, this warm, tropical climate is also home to thousands of transients.

Did you know that Florida reports over 50,000 sex offenders in the whole state, according to the National Center of Missing and Exploited Children?  Volusia County criminal records report approximately 780 sex offenders living in Volusia County, while nearby Flagler County houses only 82 sex offenders.

In many states, sexual offenders are required to have a place of residence for tracking purposes.  Not in Volusia, Volusia records don’t require a physical address.  If the transient lives in the woods, a motel, or behind a neighborhood grocery store, no laws are broken.  They are merely required to register as a sex offender at Volusia County jail instead.

Fortunately, many of the cities within Volusia County require sex offenders to live 1,000-2,500 square feet away from parks, daycares, schools, bus stops, and even some churches.  If one of these establishments is built near their home, they must move.  For this reason, these modern-day pariahs are displaced and homeless.  You must be proactive and check Volusia records in any neighborhood where you might consider residence.

It’s not enough to do just a neighborhood search of the addresses.  You need to check the Volusia records at the jail in Daytona and Deland and view the list of homeless sex offenders.  Some sex offenders are only required to report an intersection as an address to Volusia records.

Take the case of Jessica Lunsford as an example.  Abducted and raped by a known sexual offender, John Couey, he never updated his place of residence.  He lived in a drug-laden crack trailer.  The trailer was well known for its infestation of drugs and crime, but no one ever bothered to do a background check on anyone there.

Our children need advocates.  Your diligence and awareness keeps our children safe.  If you have a suspicion about anyone at all, you need no reason to justify it.  If you have a name or address, a quick search in Volusia records should pull up your info.  Since Volusia County has a transient population, consider a nationwide search of criminal records, too.  Your child’s life is at stake, after all.