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Registered sex offenders in Sanger, Texas


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According to our research of Texas and other state lists, there were 46 registered sex offenders living in Sanger as of May 12, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Sanger is 176 to 1.



Crime in Sanger detailed stats: murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, arson

Sanger, TX ratio of number of residents to the number of sex offenders compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Higher values mean more residents per sex offender)
Cross Roads:

1,165
Denton:

984
Krugerville:

346
Pilot Point:

345
Krum:

340
Sanger:

176
Ponder:

144
Aubrey:

62
Valley View:

41
Sanger, TX ratio of number of residents to the number of sex offenders compared to county and state:
(Note: Higher values mean more residents per sex offender)
Denton County:

1,437
Texas:

429
Sanger:

176



  • Crime: LURING OR ATTEMPTING TO LURE CHILD OR MENTALLY ILL, Location: HENDERSON, NV, Conviction date: 2011-09-27

Address:
Risk level: Tier Level 2
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1985
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Brown
Height: 6FT1IN
Weight: 270 lbs.
Marks/Scars/Tattoos: birthmark on small finger - finger(s), right hand; right arm on small finger - arm, nonspecific; discoloration on pinky - hand, right
Race: White
Ethnicity: Non-Hispanic
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A CHILD, Conviction date: 1994-10-06, Statute: TEXAS PENAL CODE 22.021(a)(1)(B), Victim's age: 13, Victim's sex: Female

Address:
Risk level: Moderate
Zip Code: 76266
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1968-12-20
Eye color: Hazel
Hair color: Black
Height: 5'09"
Weight: 168 lbs.
Race: White
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Registration date: 2023-06-11
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: INDECENCY WITH A CHILD BY CONTACT, Conviction date: 2000-08-03, Statute: TEXAS PENAL CODE 21.11(a)(1), Victim's age: 7, Victim's sex: Female

Address:
Risk level: Low
Zip Code: 76266
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1979-06-17
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Brown
Height: 6'00"
Weight: 208 lbs.
Race: White
Ethnicity: Non-Hispanic
Registration date: 2020-03-17
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: SEXUAL ASSAULT CHILD <14, Conviction date: 1996-10-23, Statute: OREGON PENAL CODE, Victim's sex: Female

Address:
Risk level: Not Reported
Zip Code: 76266
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1947-06-24
Eye color: Blue
Hair color: Gray
Height: 5'08"
Weight: 160 lbs.
Race: White
Ethnicity: Non-Hispanic
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A CHILD, Conviction date: 1998-06-03, Statute: TEXAS PENAL CODE 22.021(a)(1)(B), Victim's age: 12, Victim's sex: Female

Address:
Risk level: Low
Zip Code: 76266
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1969-06-15
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Black
Height: 5'07"
Weight: 212 lbs.
Race: White
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: INDECENCY WITH A CHILD BY CONTACT, Conviction date: 2002-08-16, Statute: TEXAS PENAL CODE 21.11(a)(1), Victim's age: 13, Victim's sex: Male

Address:
Risk level: Moderate
Zip Code: 76266
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1956-10-10
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Brown
Height: 5'08"
Weight: 195 lbs.
Race: White
Ethnicity: Non-Hispanic
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ASSAULT, Conviction date: 2001-04-05, Statute: TEXAS PENAL CODE 22.021, Victim's age: 12, Victim's sex: Female

Address:
Risk level: Moderate
Zip Code: 76266
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1982-03-05
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Brown
Height: 5'07"
Weight: 135 lbs.
Race: White
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ASSAULT, Conviction date: 1982-07-01, Statute: TEXAS PENAL CODE 22.021, Victim's age: 21, Victim's sex: Female

Address:
Risk level: Low
Zip Code: 76266
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1962-10-15
Eye color: Hazel
Hair color: Brown
Height: 6'00"
Weight: 210 lbs.
Race: White
Ethnicity: Non-Hispanic
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: INDECENCY WITH A CHILD BY CONTACT, Conviction date: 2009-10-12, Statute: TEXAS PENAL CODE 21.11(a)(1), Victim's age: 11, Victim's sex: Female
  • Crime: SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A CHILD, Conviction date: 2009-10-12, Statute: TEXAS PENAL CODE 22.011(a)(2), Victim's age: 11, Victim's sex: Female

Address:
Risk level: Moderate
Zip Code: 76266
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1968-06-14
Eye color: Blue
Hair color: Brown
Height: 6'00"
Weight: 157 lbs.
Race: White
Ethnicity: Non-Hispanic
Registration date: 2018-09-18
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY, Conviction date: 2019-06-21, Statute: TEXAS PENAL CODE 43.26(a), Victim's sex: Unknown

Address:
Risk level: Low
Zip Code: 76266
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1972-02-05
Eye color: Green
Hair color: Brown
Height: 5'08"
Weight: 180 lbs.
Race: White
Ethnicity: Non-Hispanic
Registration date: 2019-06-21
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A CHILD, Conviction date: 1996-04-22, Statute: TEXAS PENAL CODE 22.011(a)(2), Victim's age: 15, Victim's sex: Female

Address:
Risk level: Not Reported
Zip Code: 76266
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1972-06-26
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Brown
Height: 6'03"
Weight: 270 lbs.
Race: White
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: RAPE/THE VICTIM IS UNDER 14 YEARS OF AGE, Conviction date: 2012-10-03, Statute: MASS. GENERAL LAW CH. 265, SEC. 22(a), Victim's sex: Unknown

Address:
Risk level: Not Reported
Zip Code: 76266
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1981-09-01
Eye color: Green
Hair color: Brown
Height: 5'07"
Weight: 160 lbs.
Race: White
Ethnicity: Non-Hispanic
Registration date: 2023-09-29
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ASSAULT, Conviction date: 2015-02-04, Statute: TEXAS PENAL CODE 22.021, Victim's age: 13, Victim's sex: Male

Address:
Risk level: Low
Zip Code: 76266
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1965-12-31
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Black
Height: 5'07"
Weight: 170 lbs.
Race: Black
Ethnicity: Non-Hispanic
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A CHILD, Conviction date: 2003-08-14, Statute: TEXAS PENAL CODE 22.011(a)(2), Victim's age: 15, Victim's sex: Female

Address:
Risk level: High
Zip Code: 76266
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1978-01-25
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Black
Height: 5'08"
Weight: 180 lbs.
Race: White
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: INDECENCY WITH A CHILD BY CONTACT, Conviction date: 2014-02-27, Statute: TEXAS PENAL CODE 21.11(a)(1), Victim's age: 16, Victim's sex: Female

Address:
Risk level: Low
Zip Code: 76266
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1977-11-03
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Black
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 257 lbs.
Race: White
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Registration date: 2022-11-01
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: RAPE/2ND DEG/VICTIM LESS THAN 16, BUT GREATER THAN 14, Conviction date: 2012-04-12, Statute: ALABAMA CODE 13A-6-62(A)(1), Victim's age: 14, Victim's sex: Female

Address:
Risk level: Not Reported
Zip Code: 76266
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1983-05-31
Eye color: Green
Hair color: Brown
Height: 6'01"
Weight: 225 lbs.
Race: Black
Ethnicity: Non-Hispanic
Registration date: 2021-06-23
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: BURGLARY OF A HABITATION WITH THE INTENT TO VIOLATE OR ABUSE THE VICTIM SEXUALLY, Conviction date: 1977-05-16, Statute: TEXAS PENAL CODE 30.02, Victim's sex: Unknown

Address:
Risk level: Moderate
Zip Code: 76266
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1954-09-03
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Gray
Height: 5'08"
Weight: 140 lbs.
Race: White
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: AGGRAVATED KIDNAPPING WITH INTENT TO VIOLATE OR ABUSE THE VICTIM SEXUALLY, Conviction date: 2016-08-25, Statute: TEXAS PENAL CODE 20.04(a)(4), Victim's age: 25, Victim's sex: Female

Address:
Risk level: Moderate
Zip Code: 76266
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1997-08-30
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Black
Height: 6'01"
Weight: 200 lbs.
Race: Black
Ethnicity: Non-Hispanic
Registration date: 2023-05-31
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: INDECENCY WITH A CHILD BY CONTACT, Conviction date: 1992-10-06, Statute: TEXAS PENAL CODE 21.11(a)(1), Victim's age: 14, Victim's sex: Female

Address:
Risk level: Not Reported
Zip Code: 76266
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1945-11-21
Eye color: Green
Hair color: Gray
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 230 lbs.
Race: White
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A CHILD, Conviction date: 1990-01-18, Statute: TEXAS PENAL CODE 22.011(a)(2), Victim's age: 15, Victim's sex: Female

Address:
Risk level: Not Reported
Zip Code: 76266
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1970-11-19
Eye color: Hazel
Hair color: Brown
Height: 5'09"
Weight: 190 lbs.
Race: White
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: ONLINE SOLICITATION OF A MINOR (COMMUNICATING OR DISTRIBUTING SEXUALLY EXPLICIT MATERIAL), Conviction date: 2013-07-22, Statute: TEXAS PENAL CODE 33.021(b), Victim's age: 13, Victim's sex: Female

Address:
Risk level: Moderate
Zip Code: 76266
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1979-09-12
Eye color: Blue
Hair color: Brown
Height: 6'00"
Weight: 180 lbs.
Race: White
Ethnicity: Non-Hispanic
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A CHILD, Conviction date: 2023-12-01, Statute: TEXAS PENAL CODE 22.021(a)(1)(B), Victim's age: 13, Victim's sex: Female

Address:
Risk level: Moderate
Zip Code: 76266
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 2003-02-06
Eye color: Blue
Hair color: Brown
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 130 lbs.
Race: White
Ethnicity: Non-Hispanic
Registration date: 2023-12-11
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: INDECENCY WITH A CHILD BY CONTACT, Conviction date: 1994-09-27, Statute: TEXAS PENAL CODE 21.11(a)(1), Victim's age: 8, Victim's sex: Female

Address:
Risk level: Low
Zip Code: 76266
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1961-06-10
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Brown
Height: 5'07"
Weight: 175 lbs.
Race: White
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A CHILD, Conviction date: 1996-10-24, Statute: TEXAS PENAL CODE 22.021(a)(1)(B), Victim's age: 12, Victim's sex: Female

Address:
Risk level: Low
Zip Code: 76266
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1972-12-29
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Brown
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 170 lbs.
Race: White
Ethnicity: Non-Hispanic
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A CHILD, Conviction date: 1997-04-14, Statute: TEXAS PENAL CODE 22.011(a)(2), Victim's age: 16, Victim's sex: Female

Address:
Risk level: Low
Zip Code: 76266
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1975-02-17
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Black
Height: 5'05"
Weight: 160 lbs.
Race: White
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A CHILD, Conviction date: 2017-05-15, Statute: TEXAS PENAL CODE 22.011(a)(2), Victim's age: 16, Victim's sex: Female

Address:
Risk level: Moderate
Zip Code: 76266
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1993-07-08
Eye color: Hazel
Hair color: Brown
Height: 6'01"
Weight: 230 lbs.
Race: White
Ethnicity: Non-Hispanic
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ASSAULT, Conviction date: 2004-11-18, Statute: TEXAS PENAL CODE 22.021, Victim's age: 13, Victim's sex: Female

Address:
Risk level: Moderate
Zip Code: 76266
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1983-05-14
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Black
Height: 6'00"
Weight: 175 lbs.
Race: Black
Ethnicity: Non-Hispanic
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: INDECENCY WITH A CHILD BY CONTACT, Conviction date: 2006-07-18, Statute: TEXAS PENAL CODE 21.11(a)(1), Victim's age: 12, Victim's sex: Female

Address:
Risk level: Low
Zip Code: 76266
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1968-10-11
Eye color: Hazel
Hair color: Brown
Height: 5'09"
Weight: 198 lbs.
Race: White
Ethnicity: Non-Hispanic
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A CHILD, Conviction date: 1993-08-05, Statute: TEXAS PENAL CODE 22.011(a)(2), Victim's age: 16, Victim's sex: Female

Address:
Risk level: Not Reported
Zip Code: 76266
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1955-10-16
Eye color: Blue
Hair color: Black
Height: 5'08"
Weight: 185 lbs.
Race: White
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: INDECENCY WITH A CHILD BY CONTACT, Conviction date: 1993-10-13, Statute: TEXAS PENAL CODE 21.11(a)(1), Victim's age: 5, Victim's sex: Female

Address:
Risk level: Low
Zip Code: 76266
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1968-05-28
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Brown
Height: 5'07"
Weight: 140 lbs.
Race: White
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: INDECENCY WITH A CHILD BY CONTACT, Conviction date: 1995-06-15, Statute: TEXAS PENAL CODE 21.11(a)(1), Victim's age: 16, Victim's sex: Female

Address:
Risk level: Moderate
Zip Code: 76266
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1956-05-08
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Gray
Height: 5'07"
Weight: 185 lbs.
Race: White
Ethnicity: Non-Hispanic
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: CRIMINAL SEXUAL ACT/1ST DEGREE/FORCIBLE COMPULSION, Conviction date: 2005-10-03, Statute: NEW YORK PENAL LAW 130.50 (1), Victim's age: 16, Victim's sex: Female

Address:
Risk level: Low
Zip Code: 76266
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1983-07-15
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Brown
Height: 6'02"
Weight: 226 lbs.
Race: White
Ethnicity: Non-Hispanic
Registration date: 2020-02-11
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: SEXUAL ASSAULT, Conviction date: 1997-10-27, Statute: PENNSYLVANIA PENAL CODE, Victim's age: 18, Victim's sex: Female

Address:
Risk level: Not Reported
Zip Code: 76266
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1978-01-17
Eye color: Blue
Hair color: Unknown
Height: 6'03"
Weight: 280 lbs.
Race: White
Ethnicity: Non-Hispanic
Registration date: 2021-02-02
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A CHILD, Conviction date: 1994-01-05, Statute: TEXAS PENAL CODE 22.021(a)(1)(B), Victim's age: 6, Victim's sex: Female

Address:
Risk level: Low
Zip Code: 76266
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1956-09-02
Eye color: Blue
Hair color: Blond
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 164 lbs.
Race: White
Ethnicity: Non-Hispanic
Registration date: 2019-05-22
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: SEXUAL ASSAULT, Conviction date: 2008-10-22, Statute: TEXAS PENAL CODE 22.011, Victim's age: 16, Victim's sex: Female

Address:
Risk level: Moderate
Zip Code: 76266
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1984-06-14
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Black
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 145 lbs.
Race: Black
Ethnicity: Non-Hispanic
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: INDECENCY WITH A CHILD BY CONTACT, Conviction date: 1999-07-22, Statute: TEXAS PENAL CODE 21.11(a)(1), Victim's age: 11, Victim's sex: Female

Address:
Risk level: Low
Zip Code: 76266
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1947-10-24
Eye color: Blue
Hair color: Gray
Height: 5'08"
Weight: 160 lbs.
Race: White
Ethnicity: Non-Hispanic
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: INDECENCY W/CHILD SEXUAL CONTACT, Conviction date: 1998-08-19, Statute: NEW YORK PENAL CODE, Victim's age: 15, Victim's sex: Male

Address:
Risk level: Not Reported
Zip Code: 76266
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1960-08-18
Eye color: Blue
Hair color: Blond
Height: 5'09"
Weight: 180 lbs.
Race: White
Ethnicity: Non-Hispanic
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: INDECENCY WITH A CHILD BY CONTACT, Conviction date: 2000-11-16, Statute: TEXAS PENAL CODE 21.11(a)(1), Victim's age: 14, Victim's sex: Female
  • Crime: INDECENCY WITH A CHILD BY CONTACT, Conviction date: 2001-02-07, Statute: TEXAS PENAL CODE 21.11(a)(1), Victim's age: 14, Victim's sex: Female

Address:
Risk level: Moderate
Zip Code: 76266
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1961-09-10
Eye color: Blue
Hair color: Brown
Height: 5'06"
Weight: 150 lbs.
Race: White
Ethnicity: Non-Hispanic
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: PROSTITUTION OF A MINOR, Conviction date: 2023-04-24, Statute: TEXAS PENAL CODE 43.02, Victim's sex: Unknown

Address:
Risk level: Low
Zip Code: 76266
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1970-03-02
Eye color: Blue
Hair color: Gray
Height: 6'01"
Weight: 225 lbs.
Race: White
Ethnicity: Non-Hispanic
Registration date: 2023-05-30
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A CHILD, Conviction date: 1993-04-23, Statute: TEXAS PENAL CODE 22.021(a)(1)(B), Victim's age: 13, Victim's sex: Female

Address:
Risk level: Low
Zip Code: 76266
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1957-01-20
Eye color: Blue
Hair color: Brown
Height: 6'05"
Weight: 250 lbs.
Race: White
Ethnicity: Non-Hispanic
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A CHILD, Conviction date: 2001-10-26, Statute: TEXAS PENAL CODE 22.021(a)(1)(B), Victim's age: 10, Victim's sex: Female

Address:
Risk level: Low
Zip Code: 76266
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1973-11-09
Eye color: Green
Hair color: Brown
Height: 5'09"
Weight: 220 lbs.
Race: White
Ethnicity: Non-Hispanic
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: INDECENCY WITH A CHILD BY CONTACT, Conviction date: 1994-06-06, Statute: TEXAS PENAL CODE 21.11(a)(1), Victim's age: 12, Victim's sex: Female

Address:
Risk level: Not Reported
Zip Code: 76266
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1963-11-26
Eye color: Green
Hair color: Brown
Height: 6'00"
Weight: 262 lbs.
Race: White
Registration date: 2021-09-08
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: CERTAIN ACTIVITIES RELATING TO CHILD PORNOGRAPHY, Conviction date: 2005-06-24, Statute: 18 USC 2252A, Victim's sex: Unknown

Address:
Risk level: Not Reported
Zip Code: 76266
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1962-05-16
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Unknown
Height: 6'01"
Weight: 165 lbs.
Race: White
Ethnicity: Non-Hispanic
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: INDECENCY WITH A CHILD BY CONTACT, Conviction date: 2010-05-27, Statute: TEXAS PENAL CODE 21.11(a)(1), Victim's age: 7, Victim's sex: Female

Address:
Risk level: Low
Zip Code: 76266
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1944-10-23
Eye color: Hazel
Hair color: Brown
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 190 lbs.
Race: White
Ethnicity: Non-Hispanic
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A CHILD, Conviction date: 1987-06-03, Statute: TEXAS PENAL CODE 22.011(a)(2), Victim's age: 13, Victim's sex: Female

Address:
Risk level: Low
Zip Code: 76266
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1962-12-12
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Black
Height: 5'06"
Weight: 150 lbs.
Race: Black
Ethnicity: Non-Hispanic
Based on this official offender page



  • Crime: SEXUAL ASSAULT, Conviction date: 2013-03-21, Statute: TEXAS PENAL CODE 22.011, Victim's age: 15, Victim's sex: Female

Address:
Risk level: Low
Zip Code: 76266
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1968-06-26
Eye color: Blue
Hair color: Blond
Height: 5'09"
Weight: 275 lbs.
Race: White
Ethnicity: Non-Hispanic
Based on this official offender page

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