As of the date of this bulletin, there are over 16,200 sex offenders who have registered as required in the State of Wisconsin, with over 4,500 on probation or parole. Over 600 of these are registered to Dane County addresses, with over half of those registered to addresses within the city limits of Madison. 

The Madison Police Department is releasing the following information pursuant to Wisconsin State Statute 301.46(2m) which authorizes law enforcement agencies to inform the public of a sex offender's release when; in the discretion of the agency, the release of information will enhance public safety, awareness and protection. The individual who appears on this notification has been convicted of a sex offense. Further, their criminal history places them in a classification level which reflects the potential to re-offend.

Sex offenders have always lived in our communities; but it was not until Act 440 was enacted that law enforcement is able to share this information with the community. Citizen abuse of this information to threaten, intimidate or harass registered sex offenders will NOT be tolerated.