That’s easy!  If you have the original SVN App for iOS, just update your app like you do your other apps. Then use your existing family login and password.

For Android, download the new OffenderWatch App on the parent and child devices.  Use your same family login and password.

The version number is on the lower right of the login screen. You should be on version 2.13.16 on iOS or 2.10.22 for Android Parent and 2.10.23 for Child Version.   

Find Sex Offenders Near Me

Quickly pinpoint residences of sex offenders currently registered with local law enforcement. Click on the pin to see a photo and details about the offender. Keep aware of offenders near you and use this information to talk to your child about staying away from that location.

Find My Family

It is often difficult to keep track of your child on a bicycle, walking home from school, or visiting grandma. By monitoring your child’s phone, you can track their location as they move about the neighborhood.

Find Sex Offenders Near My Family

Your child is planning to visit a friend in another town or go trick-or-treating with friends in another neighborhood. Now you can track the location of your child, and the location of the residences of registered sex offenders around them.

Get Alerts from the Sheriff

Parents receive an email alert should a registered sex offender move to a residence nearby. Parents also receive safety advisories and information directly from local law enforcement.

Get Help or Contact the Sheriff’s Office

• Learn how to speak to your child about sex offenders
• Get online safety tips
• Contact local law enforcement or quickly dial 911

By adding a family annual subscription, OffenderWatch Safe Virtual Neighborhood will alert parents if a registered sex offender contacts your child by email, text message, phone call or if your child lingers near a registered offender’s residence.

Monitor My Child’s Activity

• Parents can see the numbers of text messages, emails, and calls each month for each child

Alert if My Child is Contacted by a Known Sex Offender

• Parents are immediately alerted by a contact by a registered sex offender
• Parents receive a text message and/or email with information about the contact and suggestions on what to do

Alert if My Child Lingers Near a Registered Sex Offender’s Home

• Track each child’s location on a map
• Get an alert should your child linger near a registered offender’s address

Adding a child is simple.  Just follow these steps.

If you haven’t already, Install on your Parent Phone 

• Download the OffenderWatch App from the app store onto the parent phone.
• Add your email, create a password, then agree to the Terms and Conditions.
• Remember your Family login and password to install the app on your child’s phone.

Create Your Parent Profile

• Add your home address and phone number so you can be notified about sex offenders.
• You’re done adding your parent profile. Login to enjoy the OffenderWatch SVN App to find sex offenders near you!

Add your Child’s Profile while on your Parent Phone 

• On your parent phone, add a child profile with your child’s name and phone number. A link will be sent to your child’s phone.
• Go get your child’s phone

Install on Your Child’s Phone using Family Login

• When you created your child’s profile, a link was sent in a message to your child’s phone. Follow the instructions in the message to download the OffenderWatch app on your child’s device.  
• Once installed.  Login to the OffenderWatch App on your child’s phone with the family login you created before.
• Complete your child’s profile buy adding the phone number.
• Complete any further settings instructions on the child’s phone. Logout on the child’s phone.

Success! 

Now you can get back onto your parent phone and track your child on the map and find any sex offenders that reside nearby.

The OffenderWatch App is the only app that alerts parents if a known sex offender has contacted their child.  Information on registered sex offenders’ internet and phone accounts is not generally available. It is currently the only application using the most up-to-date offender information, which is provided directly by law enforcement. 

The sex offender data is not always collected accurately through law enforcement, and offenders who want to hide their identity can often do so. But we think it’s better to have some safety against known offenders than none.

There is more you can do.  Follow these Online Safety Tips.

The easiest way is to recover your password is to open the app and click forgot password on the login screen. Now enter your e-mail address and click reset. You will be sent an e-mail with further instructions.

If you are logged in, click on the setting gear at bottom right of the screen.  Click on reset password.  Enter your current password.  Then enter your new password twice.

Click on the profile at the bottom right corner of the screen.   In the profile, click Edit, then enter your new address.

Click on profile at the bottom right of the screen.   In the profile, click Edit, then enter your new phone number.

Click on profile at the bottom right of the screen.   On the profile page, click Refer a friend. Your default email will open.  Enter the email address of your friend and press send.

Click on profile at the bottom right of the screen.   Click on manage notifications. Then choose the name of the recipient you would like to change and update their email.

Click on profile at the bottom right of the screen.   Click on the child’s name, then on the Child profile page you can add and remove emails.

Click on profile at the bottom right of the screen.   Click on manage notifications.  Now you can add or remove parents.

The OffenderWatch App uses data provided by law enforcement agencies who have elected to participate in the Safe Virtual Neighborhood program as well as data from other public sex offender registry sources. The offender data includes offender address as well as phone numbers, email, and other internet identifiers when available.

Did we disappoint you?  Please e-mail us at support@offenderwatch.com for assistance.

If the unwanted chat is not from a friend, then tap the “Chat” bubble and find the unwanted person from the list of people that appears by tapping on their name and holding down briefly. Tap ⚙️. It’s in the upper-right corner of the dialog box. Tap “Block.”

To turn these services on:

For iPhone Devices:
1. Open the Settings App
2. Scroll down to Safe Virtual Neighborhood
3. Set Location” to be on “Always.”

For Android Devices:
1. Open your device’s Settings app.
2. Select Apps.
3. Select the Safe Virtual Neighborhood App
4. In App Info, Click on Permission
5. Turn on Call Logs, Contacts, Location, Phone, SMS, and Storage.  

Sometimes sex offenders are known to you or your children. They may even be relatives. If you feel that contact with these offenders is not a danger to your child, you can mark a phone number, email, or location as OK so that it is ignored for future alerts. To do this, tap or click the “Ignore This Offender” button next to the alert about that offender. You may want to choose this option so that you’re not constantly alerted about offenders you feel present no risk.

If your child receives a threatening or soliciting message from a registered sex offender, or you suspect criminal behavior, save the texts and images, then contact your local law enforcement office listed in the app or dial 911.

Please note that the sex offender may not be in your local sheriff or police department’s jurisdiction—but they will know how to contact other agencies to get information about the offender. The process may take some time. Be patient. Carefully monitor your child’s communications and talk to him or her about safety with strangers and to avoid this person.

If you have other questions or need help you can always Contact SVN Support and we will respond.

If your child turns off location monitoring or disables / deletes the SVN application, you will receive a warning alert. You should take action when you receive this warning. Sometimes children will try to hide information about who they are communicating with online. Explain to your child that Safe Virtual Neighborhood is a tool to help protect them from bad people online. If you receive a notification that the app’s location has been turn off or if it has been deleted, ask your child if they have been tampering with the app.

Apple devices also have a setting that prevents deletion of apps.  From the home screen, Tap Settings > Screen Time > Content & Privacy Restrictions. Make sure Content and Privacy Restrictions is On. Now tap iTunes and App Store Purchases  then set Deleting Apps to Don’t Allow.  

If you think it’s an technical problem with the app and need further help, Contact Us.

No, Law Enforcement does not have access to any of your child’s data unless you authorize it. SVN does log certain data related to sex offender contacts and alerts in order to support any subsequent investigation. However, the data is held private and is not shared unless you authorize it.

However, one of the best safeguards against online predators is talking to your children about what is right and wrong when chatting online.

If you suspect something is wrong, or you receive an alert that an offender has contacted your child, first talk to your child. Ask if he/she knows the person. If not, or if the communication is concerning, save any texts or images, then contact your local law enforcement listed in the app or dial 911.

You can get all the legal details here in the Terms of Use.

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