Edinburgh's Crime Hotspots Revealed: City Centre Emerges as Most Dangerous Area

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Edinburgh's Crime Hotspots Revealed: City Centre Emerges as Most Dangerous Area
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Church Support Services identified Edinburgh's most dangerous areas through crime analysis. The city centre tops the list with a high incidence of dishonesty crimes, followed by violent assaults. Leith and Sighthill/Gorgie also feature prominently, each with concerning crime rates.

Edinburgh 's most dangerous areas have been revealed in a recent research by Church Support Services. The security firm analyzed police data to highlight crime hotspots in the city. The city centre leads with over 37% of crimes being dishonesty-related, followed by violent assaults . Leith comes in second, with a soaring crime rate and high numbers of shoplifting incidents.

Sighthill and Gorgie take third place, marked by high rates of crimes of dishonesty and violent assaults, emphasizing the need for enhanced security measures in these areas

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