More than 700 registered sex offenders are now living in communities across Tayside and Fife, including 194 in Dundee alone.
Police Scotland releases the number of perverts living in different parts of the country, and locals can now search by postcode using an interactive tool created by The Courier.
While the data does not identify the full postcode of where registered sex offenders live, it provides the first half making it possible to see the general area.
The force also provided information confirming the number of missing or wanted sex offenders.
They said as of November this year, no sex offenders are registered missing.
However, the force is currently searching for 15 individuals, 13 of whom are believed to have left the UK.
Where do most sex offenders live in Tayside and Fife?
Some areas have more sex offenders registered as residing there than others, with 194 living in Dundee and 360 in Fife.
In Dundee, the largest population resides in the DD2 area, which includes areas such as Charleston.
A total of 43 offenders are registered with a DD2 postcode, compared with 39 who have a DD3 postcode and 36 who live in areas like Fintry with a DD4 postcode.
The DD5 area, which includes most of Broughty Ferry, has 14 registered sex offenders.
Check how many sex offenders live near you
You can use our interactive tool to explore the map of Scotland or enter the first half of your postcode to look at it in detail.
Meanwhile in Fife, the 390 offenders with a KY postal area are spread across the Kingdom, with the highest concentrations in the KY8, KY11 and KY12 areas which house 44 offenders each.
KY13, which includes Kinross, houses five offenders in total, similar to Auchterarder, where three offenders live.
In Perthshire, areas like Pitlochry with a PH16 postcode have a total of two offenders, similar to nearby areas with a PH15 postcode where three people are on the offenders register.
Why is someone registered as a sex offender?
If someone is convicted of a sexual offence, their details will be held on the Sex Offenders Register.
Offences are not limited to those who harm children, but also include sexual crimes such as rape.
“People who commit sexual offences differ in their level of impulsiveness, their sexual interests, their attitudes and beliefs about offending, their level of risk to the public, and their desire to change their behaviour,” Police Scotland said.
“There appears to be a common belief all sex offenders have committed sexual offences against children, or present a risk of sexual harm to children. This is simply not the case.”
The statement added: “Not all sex offenders commit sexual offences against children nor do they all present a risk of sexual harm to children.”
Those who are required to register must do so at a police station within three days of their conviction or release from prison with details like their address and bank details.
They also have to notify officers if they plan to travel abroad or spend more than seven days away from home.
How else is the community protected?
Police Scotland says it puts in place risk assessment and offender management strategies to reduce the risk of harm to people living near sex offenders.
Detective Superintendent Paul Cherrie, head of Police Scotland’s national sex offender policing unit, said: “Police Scotland, working with our MAPPA (Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements) partners, manages registered sex offenders (RSOs) across all of Scotland’s communities.
“Every single offender is assessed and managed in line with the risk they present.
“Sexual re-offending rates of RSOs remain very low.
“While we can never completely eliminate risk, MAPPA partners use robust risk assessment processes, and a range of investigative tools including the latest technologies, to manage RSOs, mitigate risk and to protect the public.”
