Lanarkshire local authority area is second only to big cities in crime count statistics

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North Lanarkshire ranks as the fourth worst council area in Scotland when it comes to recorded crime.Statistics reveal that not only does the local authority area have the fourth highest recorded number of crimes overall at 530 per 10,000 people, it also has the fourth largest number of sexual violence crimes.The data that covers the period from 2020 to 2021 reveals that there were 827 crimes of sexual violence recorded in North Lanarkshire.The figures obtained from the Scottish Government website were analysed by A-Plan Insurance to determine the most common types of crime and the proportion per 10,000 head of population.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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And the local authority was second only to Glasgow with a further 6058 crimes categorised as “other”.South Lanarkshire ranked twelfth in terms of crimes per 10,000 people with 463.North Lanarkshire recorded the