Thursday January 22nd 2026
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Written by Local Democracy Reporter, Drew Sandelands
The number of registered sex offenders living in Glasgow has been revealed in an annual report.
Figures show there were 1,098 sex offenders being monitored in 2024/25, up from 987 in the previous year.
They are included in the latest Multi Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) annual report, which also reveals details on age, gender and ethnicity.
MAPPA aims to “protect the public by managing and reducing the risk of serious harm posed by three categories of offenders”.
These are registered sex offenders (category one), mentally disordered restricted patients (category two) and other risk of serious harm offenders (category three).
Of the 1098 registered sex offenders, 774 were “at liberty and living in your area” at March 31 last year. Nine were returned to custody for a breach of conditions between April 1, 2024, and March 31, 2025.
Figures also show 259 sex offenders were subject to statutory supervision while 839 are subject to notification only.
Almost 27% of those registered were between the ages of 31 and 40 while over 21% were between 41 and 50. Just over 16% were aged between 51 and 60 and nearly 13% from 61 to 70. Almost 9% were in the 26 to 30 category and 6% from 22 to 25.
Nearly all were men, with 99% or 1,086. There were 12 females.
By ethnicity, 644, or 58.65% were recorded as white Scottish, with 69 other British. There were 33 described as Pakistani, Pakistani Scottish or Pakistani British and 29 as African, African Scottish or African British.
Data was not held for 202 people and not known for 12. There were 14 recorded as Indian, Indian Scottish or Indian British, 18 as Arab, Arab Scottish or Arab British, 16 as other African and 12 as other Asian.
The report states: “If an individual subject to MAPPA is assessed as presenting a high risk of serious harm to the public, they are subject to supervision, monitoring, victim safety planning, and treatment and/or intervention if deemed appropriate to reduce the risk.
“Restrictions can include, living in approved accommodation, restrictions on the people that they can have contact with and/or the locations that they can go to.
“The reduction of risk is not solely focused on restrictions, it also involves providing the individuals who have committed offences with resources to support them in changing their behaviour which can include access to health services, housing, addiction support, and/or offence focused work.”
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