Residency restrictions map and an interesting observation
Using this table from USA Today, I created a map of the United States, showing states that have residency restrictions in force. However, I was using a trial version of the software and it printed a watermark right over the legend in bold. I’ve decided not to attach it to this post. So if someone wants to see the map, click on the link after the jump
What is interesting (and can be gleaned from the table itself) is that almost all of the 10 smallest states in the country do not have any residency restrictions in place. It seems that these states have realized (or perhaps not) the problems that would arise with implementing residency restrictions. As a colleague joked the other day, you cannot be arrested for possession of a narcotic in this state without also being within 1500 feet of a school, park, library… the same would go for residency restrictions for sex offenders.
Click on the image for a full view. The legend is as follows:
- >2000 feet
- <2000 feet
- partial/discretionary/other
- none
Interesting insight on the state size. I think I am noticing a complementary trend in local ordinances where small towns with large land areas and maybe one or two offenders are taking the lead in imposing local restrictions.
That would seem to be in line with state sizes and the underlying rationale. The larger the town, the more you can realistically afford to set these boundaries.
cool.