SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - A five block radius in Salt Lake City is home to one of the highest concentrations of registered sex offenders in Utah.
From South Temple Blvd. on the north to 400 South, from 400 East to 900 East holds 39 registered sex offenders in this very small section of the city. Six of them live in just one apartment building.
Law enforcement authorities have no explanation why this one area has such a high concentration.
And just on the other side of South Temple, ten square blocks house zero sex offenders.
One resident doesn't find these Crimetracker reports as a surprise. "I think they're here due to the location of the transportation and then all the non-conforming medical programs that are allowed to be housed in this area," said 30-year-old Melinda Main.
Police say residents need to be vigilant and aware of their surroundings and their neighbors. But they also say this precinct has no more crime than any other.
