Harrington Delaware Sex Offender Registry

Harrington residents can search for sex offenders in the city through the Delaware Sex Offender Central Registry, the state's official public database run by the Delaware State Police. Harrington sits in Kent County and falls under the Kent County registration office in Dover. With 47 registered sex offenders listed as of April 2026, Harrington has one of the higher concentrations of registrants in Kent County. This page covers how to search the registry, where Harrington residents go to register, what the local data shows, and how nearby communities and state police track offenders across this part of Delaware.

Search Harrington Sex Offenders Online

The Delaware Sex Offender Central Registry is where you search for registered sex offenders in Harrington. The site is maintained by the State Bureau of Identification, a unit of the Delaware State Police. It is free to use and requires no account or login. You can search by name, by city, or by a street address with a set radius. Type "Harrington" in the city field to pull a list of offenders who have registered a Harrington address with the state. Results show the person's name, current address, photo, offense type, and tier level.

Only Tier II and Tier III sex offenders appear in public searches. Tier I records are kept within law enforcement and do not show up online. This is set by Delaware law, not something the registry portal can override. The data updates nightly, and Harrington sex offenders must report any address change within 3 business days. That means the list you see today may differ from what you see next week. The map view on the registry site shows pins at registered addresses. You can zoom in on Harrington to see the geographic spread of registrants in and around the city.

You can also sign up for email alerts. The registry sends notifications when a new offender registers in your zip code or when an existing registrant's information changes. For a broader search, the National Sex Offender Public Website pulls data from all 50 states and Delaware participates in it. Use NSOPW when you need to check whether someone coming to Harrington from another state has a prior sex offense on record.

Sex Offender Registration for Harrington Residents

Harrington is in Kent County, so registered sex offenders who live in Harrington register at the State Bureau of Identification office in Dover. The office is located at 600 S. Bay Road Suite 1, Dover, DE. Hours are Monday from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Tuesday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. No appointment is needed. Walk-in service is available throughout the week. The Monday evening hours are useful for people who work a standard daytime schedule and can't get there during the day.

The current hours went into effect in 2022. The SOAR unit hours page on the Delaware State Police website lists the updated schedule for all three SBI offices in the state. The Kent County office serves Harrington and all other Kent County cities and towns. At each registration visit, fingerprints and a current photo are taken again. This happens at every verification, not just the initial registration. Registrants must also update any change to their address, phone, email, vehicle, or employer information within 3 business days of the change.

Anyone who moves to Harrington with a prior sex offense conviction must register within 3 business days of establishing a residence in the city. This includes people moving from other parts of Delaware as well as from other states. Visitors who stay in Delaware for 7 or more consecutive days, or 30 or more cumulative days in a calendar year, must also register within 3 days of arrival. Failing to register is a Class G felony under 11 Del. C. § 4120. Questions about registration for Harrington residents can be directed to the SOAR unit at (302) 739-5882 or (302) 672-5306.

Harrington Sex Offender Statistics

As of April 2026, City-Data reports 47 registered sex offenders in Harrington. That total puts Harrington among the higher concentrations in Kent County relative to its population. The count reflects individuals who have listed a Harrington address with the Delaware State Police. It shifts over time as offenders move, complete their registration term, or are added following a new conviction. Not all 47 are visible in the public registry. Tier I offenders do not appear online. Only Tier II and Tier III registrants show up in searches.

The screenshot below links to the City-Data Harrington sex offender statistics page, which tracks registered sex offender counts for Harrington, Delaware.

The data shown on City-Data is drawn from the public-facing Delaware registry and reflects offenders who have registered a Harrington city address.

ZIP code 19952 covers Harrington and surrounding areas. According to City-Data's ZIP code page for 19952, there are 46 registered sex offenders in that ZIP code. The screenshot below links to the ZIP code data page, which breaks down registrant numbers for the 19952 area.

The close match between the city total (47) and the ZIP total (46) shows that most Harrington registrants are concentrated within the 19952 ZIP code boundaries.

Nearby Community Sex Offender Monitoring

Harrington is not the only Kent County community that tracks registered sex offenders at the local level. The Town of Cheswold, a small Kent County community not far from Harrington, maintains its own Sex Offender List as required under Megan's Law. That list is kept by the Cheswold Police Department and includes Tier II and Tier III offenders who have registered an address within the town. Current registrants include both Tier 2 and Tier 3 offenders. The Cheswold Police Chief can be reached at (302) 734-2202.

The screenshot below links to the Cheswold sex offender list page, which shows how nearby Kent County towns post their own local sex offender information alongside the state registry.

Cheswold's list is an example of how small towns in Kent County take an active role in monitoring registered sex offenders beyond what the state registry provides alone.

Kent County also has a dedicated crime watch program. The Kent County Crime Watch site serves as a community resource for tracking public safety concerns across the county, including sex offender activity. Harrington residents can use this resource to stay informed about crime patterns in Kent County more broadly. The site complements the state registry by offering a local lens on safety issues. For Harrington, awareness of both the state registry and local resources like Kent County Crime Watch gives a fuller picture of offender activity in the area.

DSP Notifications and Wanted Sex Offenders

The Delaware State Police post regular notifications about wanted and homeless sex offenders through their newsroom. These posts name specific individuals who have missed a verification deadline or whose current location is unknown. They include photos, physical descriptions, and notes about where the person was last registered. Harrington falls within the service area of the Delaware State Police and Kent County law enforcement, so notifications covering the Harrington area appear on the DSP site.

The screenshot below links to the DSP newsroom, where the Delaware State Police post updates on wanted sex offenders and homeless registrants across the state, including those connected to Kent County and Harrington.

The DSP newsroom is updated as new wanted notices are issued. Checking it periodically gives you a view of active compliance failures in the area.

Research published in the National Library of Medicine found that Kent County had 36 homeless registered sex offenders, making up 30.0% of Delaware's statewide total of homeless registrants. Homelessness among sex offenders is a compliance risk because it makes consistent verification harder and can lead to missed check-ins. Homeless Tier III registrants must verify every 7 days. Homeless Tier II registrants verify every 30 days. A missed verification can result in the person being listed as wanted on the DSP newsroom.

To report a sex offender in Harrington who has missed a registration deadline or whose location you believe has changed, call the SOAR unit at (302) 739-5882 or (302) 672-5306. You can also contact Delaware State Police through their main line. Anonymous tips go to Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333, or you can text the keyword "DSP" to 274637 (CRIMES). Tips can also be submitted through the registry website itself.

Sex Offender Law and Tiers in Harrington

Delaware's sex offender registration statute is codified at Title 11, Section 4120 of the Delaware Code. This law requires the Delaware State Police to maintain a public Internet registry of Tier II and Tier III offenders and sets out what information must be collected at registration, how often registrants must verify, and what happens when they fail to comply. For Harrington residents, this state law is the foundation for all registration and public notification requirements. It does not vary by city. The rules that apply in Dover apply equally in Harrington.

Delaware uses three tiers to classify sex offenders by risk level. Tier I, the low-risk designation, requires 15 years of registration with annual verification. Tier I records are not public. They are shared only with law enforcement. Tier I offenders may petition Superior Court for relief after 10 years if they have completed a state-approved sex offender treatment program and have had no new convictions. Tier II, the moderate-risk level, requires 25 years of registration and verification every 6 months. Tier II records are posted publicly on the registry. Schools and daycare centers are notified when a Tier II offender lives, works, or studies near them. Tier II offenders may petition for reclassification to Tier I after 10 years if the original victim was not under 18.

Tier III, the high-risk designation, requires lifetime registration. These registrants verify every 90 days. Their records are public, and the state notifies immediate neighbors directly through community notification. A Tier III offender who moves into a Harrington neighborhood triggers a notification to people who live nearby. That notification is more direct than what happens with Tier II. It is not just a posting online. Tier III offenders may petition for Tier II designation after 25 years but cannot be removed from the registry entirely. Failure to register at any tier level is a Class G felony.

In 2023, Delaware passed Senate Bill 66, which changed how schools handle sex offender notifications. Schools no longer maintain paper binders of sex offender records. Instead, they must post the registry URL on their website and make information about community notification sign-ups available to parents and staff on request. Schools in Harrington that have websites must post this information online. Those without a website must send it out in writing each year. The change was designed to reduce administrative burden on schools while pointing people toward law enforcement agencies, which are better equipped to answer registry questions.

• Tier I: 15 years, annual verification, law enforcement only
• Tier II: 25 years, every 6 months, public, schools and daycares notified
• Tier III: lifetime, every 90 days, public, neighbors notified directly
• Failure to register: Class G felony under 11 Del. C. § 4120
• Address changes must be reported within 3 business days

Nearby Cities and County Resources

Harrington is served by Kent County for all registration and judicial purposes. The Kent County page has full details on the Dover SBI office, the Kent County Superior Court, and local law enforcement contacts for sex offender monitoring across the county.