generated: '2026-08-28'
method: searched
source: >-
  www.crimeometer.com (product page, products overview, pricing, tos, privacy-policy,
  pages-sitemap.xml), the public Postman collection published 2024-07-26, and live probes of
  api.crimeometer.com on 2026-08-28.
provider: Sex Offenders API
providerId: sex-offenders-api
versioning:
  scheme: path-prefix
  pattern: https://api.crimeometer.com/v{n}/...
  current: v5
  observed_versions:
    - version: v2
      surface: Crime Data / Crime Stats / CSI operations in the published Postman collection
    - version: v3
      surface: 911 Calls operations in the published Postman collection; also the version shown in the Sex Offenders API product-page example
    - version: v5
      surface: Sex Offenders operations in the published Postman collection (records + location)
  finding: >-
    CrimeoMeter's own two published sources disagree about the current Sex Offenders
    version. https://www.crimeometer.com/sex-offenders-api still shows a v3 request example
    with only zipcode and name; the public Postman collection published 2024-07-26 shows v5
    with nine query parameters and a second operation (/sex-offenders/location) that the
    product page does not mention at all. Live probes cannot arbitrate — the AWS API Gateway
    edge returns 403 Forbidden for v3, v4, v5, v6 and for paths that plainly do not exist.
    A consumer reading only the product page would build against a stale contract.
deprecation:
  policy_published: false
  sunset_header: false
  deprecation_header: false
  deprecated_operations: []
  evidence: >-
    No deprecation, sunset or migration page exists in pages-sitemap.xml, and no RFC 8594
    Sunset/Deprecation header was observed on any probed response. v2, v3 and v5 are all
    still advertised side by side in the published collection with no end-of-life notice.
status_page:
  published: false
  evidence: 'https://www.crimeometer.com/status -> 404; no status.crimeometer.com; no third-party status page linked from any site page.'
sla:
  published: false
  evidence: >-
    The pricing page advertises "Dedicated Support" on the Commercial Subscription but
    publishes no uptime target, credit schedule or response-time commitment. The Terms of
    Service (www.crimeometer.com/tos) is the only contractual document published.
changelog:
  published: false
  evidence: 'https://www.crimeometer.com/changelog -> 404; the blog (www.crimeometer.com/blog) is crime-trend editorial, not release notes.'
support:
  channels:
    - type: contact-form
      url: https://www.crimeometer.com/#contactus
    - type: phone
      value: '+1 (415) 234-3984'
  note: No developer forum, no public issue tracker, no GitHub organisation.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com