As of January 2025, the Sexual Offender/Predator Unit (SOPU) tracked approximately 134 Sexual Predators and 932 Sexual Offenders residing within Marion County. The unit conducts registration activities with all Sexual Offenders, Predators, Career Offenders and Felons when entering our community. The assigned detectives conduct compliance investigations into subjects who fail to register, fail to update information or do not maintain compliance in accordance with applicable state and federal laws. Offenders who violated their sexual offender registration requirements commit a third-degree felony which is punishable by up to ten years in prison. 

The Domestic Violence Unit conducts investigations into historical intimate partner violence, violations of pre-trial release and support local law enforcement with established investigations. Detectives also work closely with the Major Crimes Unit due to the close proximity of domestic relationships to many homicide and child abuse cases. 

The SHIELD Unit was established to provide an alternative method to deter domestic violence offenders from violating pre-trial release conditions, thus granting victims another tool for protection.  This program allows court-ordered pre-trial defendants to be released from jail to return back to their daily routines.  The defendant is fitted with a GPS ankle monitor that will track and map their location at all times.  The defendant must be court-ordered by a Judge during first appearance, to participate in the program.  Exclusion zones, areas where the defendant cannot legally go, can be set up to create a buffer zone of protection for the victim.