Serious offences including suspected murder and rape are among the more than 10,000 arrest warrants in Scotland currently outstanding, figures show.

The statistics, published by Police Scotland , show there were 10,064 outstanding arrests warrants as of September.

Seven of these were for murder, five for attempted murder and 40 for rape.

Some 605 warrants were for the supply or use of drugs, 72 were for domestic abuse and 1,253 were for assault.

Police Scotland arrest warrants are issued by a court when there are grounds to believe a person must be brought before the court to answer a criminal complaint, or their address is unknown.

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