Yorkshire has among the highest proportion of sex offenders in the country.
Latest Ministry of Justice (MOJ) figures have revealed there are more sex offenders living in England and Wales than ever before. The number of registered sex offenders has almost doubled in 13 years.
West Yorkshire has a total of 3,451 registered sex offenders, or one for every 606 people aged 10 or over. South Yorkshire has 1,818, or one for every 680 people.
North Yorkshire has 937, or one for every 800 people, while Humberside has 1,449, or one for every 581 people aged 10 or over.
There were 70.052 registered sex offenders living across the various police force areas in the country at the end of March 2024. This is the equivalent to one for every 763 people aged 10 and over.
You can find out the proportion of sex offenders in your area in the interactive widget below.
The number of sex offenders across the country has risen by 2.5 per cent since March 2023, from 69,357, and is currently the highest on record. It has risen 85 per cent since the first figures were published in 2010-2011, when there were 36,921 registered sex offenders.
The figures cover offenders managed by Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements, which are aimed at preventing any future offences. Sex offenders are therefore required to notify the police of certain details and if any of these details change. This is often referred to as being on the sex offenders register.
County Durham has the highest proportion, with 1,123 sex offenders overall, or one for every 510 people. Herefordshire is lowest, with one sex offender for every 1,266 people.
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