New police figures present Lanarkshire has 537 registered intercourse offenders dwelling locally – the second highest in Scotland.
The newest knowledge launched by Police Scotland highlights the variety of intercourse offenders dwelling in every postcode space of the area – 176 of that are in custody.
Glasgow homes probably the most intercourse offenders with 718 locally and 244 at present in custody as of October 31, 2021.
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The highest variety of intercourse offenders dwelling in Lanarkshire are north of the county in Motherwell (ML1) the place the quantity is 64.
East Kilbride in South Lanarkshire is second highest (G74 and G75) with 53 registered intercourse offenders.
Areas comparable to Wishaw (ML2) and Rutherglen (G73) additionally document excessive figures with 51 and 40 respectively.
Commenting on their intention to deal with intercourse offences throughout the nation, Police Scotland say: “Defending the general public is a precedence for Police Scotland. Whereas we will by no means remove threat fully, we wish to reassure communities that each one affordable steps are being taken to guard them.
“We put in place measures to minimise the probability of additional sexual re-offending by Registered Sex Offenders (RSOs) and would search to re-assure those who sexual re-offending charges stay extraordinarily low.
“RSOs are robustly managed by the police and our companions via the Multi Company Public Safety Preparations (MAPPA), and topic to complete threat evaluation and threat administration locally.
“Police Scotland has models of devoted officers specifically educated for this activity.”
To view the Scottish figures in full, you possibly can visit the Police Scotland website here.
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