Current registries show 145 sex offenders live in Clallam County and 60 live in Jefferson County.
“There are probably just as many unregistered,” said Lourene O’Brien, a community corrections officer in Port Angeles.
“They’re actually more dangerous than the ones who are (registered), because you don’t know who they are,” she said.
Under state law, a sex offender must be registered for life if convicted of a Class A felony, 15 years if convicted of a Class B felony or 10 years if convicted of a Class C felony.
Some sex offenders at risk of reoffending may require supervision beyond the standard length of time, O’Brien said.
“It kind of depends on officers’ judgment, what they know of the offender and how he’s doing at that time,” she said.
When offenders complete their sentences, they are classified as Level I, II or III, based on their risk to commit more sex crimes.
Registered sex offenders in Washington are monitored by the state Department of Corrections.
Currently there are about 15,300 registered in the state.
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