East Kilbride houses highest number of sex offenders in Lanarkshire

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Lanarkshire is home to nearly 600 registered sex offenders.Alarming statistics from Police Scotland show that the county has the second highest number in the country - with 577 living in the community and 178 in police custody or in hospital.This is a seven per cent rise in the overall number of 536 last October.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android Broken down by policing division and postcode area up until August 31, East Kilbride (G74 and 75) houses the highest number of convicted paedophiles, rapists and sex attackers, with 60 living in the community.In neighbouring Strathaven there are eight.Wishaw (ML2) has the second highest number in Lanarkshire with 49.

Airdrie (ML6) houses 47 and there are 40 living in Coatbridge (ML5).In Rutherglen (G73), there are 42 sex offenders, with 31 in neighbouring Cambuslang (G72) and Hamilton is home to 30.Glasgow has the highest figure in Scotland with 691 registered sex offenders living in the community and 278 in police custody or in hospital.The national total is 4591 with Police Scotland reporting 16 wanted registered sex offenders, 13 of which have left the UK and no missing RSOs.Police insist that registered sex offenders (RSOs) are monitored by specialist teams.A spokesperson explained: "Police Scotland, working with our MAPPA (Multi-Agency Public