A total of 225 sex offenders have been subject to GPS monitoring in New Jersey since the program began. Significantly, only one of these high-risk sex offenders has been charged with a new sex crime while under GPS supervision. The sex offender was arrested at the crime scene, a rape that occurred in April 2006. Even if the sex offender had left the scene, however, GPS data was available to pinpoint his presence at the time and place of the crime, and was ready to serve as a vital aid to the investigation.
During the pilot program, 19 other sex offenders were charged with non-sexual new crimes or technical violations of the GPS statute or other supervision conditions. Violations of the statute include refusing to maintain the GPS monitoring equipment, failing to carry it, or physically tampering with the equipment.
