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i 6.1 F ' Page 15 , ersonnel cos�s. This can be com ared to the resent Sherif�''s �ffice bud et of a roximatel P P P g PP Y $160 million, t�hough only $10-I S million is truly discretionary, according to the Sheriff s Office. IFindings Sezual Abuse aad A,ssault Against Children I. O�sex offenses in San M�teo County 76% are committed against childr�n.� 2. When con�victed sex offenders are not under consistenf and intensive supervision�e.g., face-�o face contact with law enforcement, at both scheduled and random �imes.) , they re-offend at the same (or lugher) severity levels and frequency as compaxed with sex offcnders not und�r such supervzsion. 3, The percenta.ge of chil�r�n taken for examination of possible sexual abuse and assault to the San Mateo Medical CenCer's Keller Center by Sheriffs deputies declined in 2008- 2009 by about 1/2 from 2004-20071evels. Use of the Internet by Se�zual Predafors 1. Sexual predators are inczeasingly using the internet to attract young children. In 2406, 2�0 minors per month received an online sexnal solicitation in San Mateo County accoxding to a Sheriff's Office estimate. With the explosion of social networking and internet�based cammunications during the last 3 years, current estimates could be severa� times higher. 2, The Sheriff s Office maintains a sergeant a�d detective that oversee on-line sexual preda.tors a few hours each week. Local police dapartinents have neither the specialized '� resourees nor the personnel to pursue on-line predators. I, 3. While sophisticated tools are available to ident�fy violatoxs o�'child poznogra;phy laws, � Sheniffs �ffice personnel stated that County resources are insufficient to pursue � investigation of t�ese criminals in a tXmely manner. ', e ist ation Sexual Offend�r R g r l. County funding available to monitor sexual offenders is declining. 2. While the number of Me an's Law re istrants who have been convicted of sexual abuse g g � and assault against cluldren grew from 2004-2009, the number of Megan's Law , registration violations prosecuted by the bA stayed about cons�tant during this period. 3. Sex offender registrants pursuant to Sec�ion 290 of tl�e California Penal Code are � required to register at fihe San Mateo County Sheriffs O�ce. The Sherif�s �ffice is ursda e e ours of only ope�n for sex offender registrafion on 'I�tesdays and Th ys betw �n th $ 5:00 AM and 1.2:00 PM. By contrast, the Santa Clara. County Shezif£'s Office is open 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, and 52 weeks a year for sex offendexs to register. � Z � Per San Mateo County Probation Department 26 Per San Mateo County Probation Department statistics 12 I