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Time to rearrest Child molesters and statutory rapists Hispanic origin Among released sex offenders, non-Hispanics were more All sex offenders For child molesters and statutory likely to be rearrested for a new sex rapists, the first year following their offense (6.4%) than Hispanics (4.1 Within 6 months following their release, release was the period when the One reason for the lower rearrest rate 1.4% of the 9,691 men were rearrested largest number of recidivists were for Hispanics may be that some were for a new sex crime (table 23). Within 1 rearrested. Similar to rapists and deported immediately following their year the cumulative total grew to 2.1 % sexual assaulters, about 40% of the release. rearrested. By the end of the 3-year arrests for new sex crimes committed followup period, altogether 5.3% had by child molesters and statutory rapists Age Recidivism studies typically find been rearrested for another sex crime. occurred during the first year (table 24). that, the older the prisoner when The first year was the period when released, the lower the rate of recidi- 40% of the new sex crimes were Demographic characteristics vism. Results reported here on re- committed (since 2.1% / 5.3% = 40%). leased sex offenders did not follow the All sex offenders familiar pattern. While the lowest rate Rapists and sexual assaulters of rearrest for a sex crime (3.3%) did Race Among sex offenders released belong to the oldest sex offenders The first year following release from prison in 1994, black men (5.6%) (those age 45 or older), other compari- accounted for 40% of the new sex and white men (5.3%) were about sons between older and younger crimes committed by both released equally likely to be rearrested for prisoners did not consistently show rapists (since 2.0% / 5.0% = 40%) and another sex crime (table 25). older prisoners' having the lower released sexual assaulters (since 2.2% rearrest rate. / 5.5% = 40%). Table 23. Of sex offenders released from prison in 1994, percent rearrested Table 25. Of sex offenders released for any new sex crime, by type of sex offender and time after release from prison in 1994, percent rearrested for any new sex crime, Cumulative percent rearrested for any by demographic characteristics new sex crime within specified time of released prisoners Time after Sexual 1994 release All Rapists assaulters Percent of released sex 6 months 1.4% 1.3% 1-4% offenders rearrested for 1 year 2.1 2.0 2.2 Prisoner any new sex crime within 2 years 3.9 3.7 4.1 characteristic 3 years 3 years 5.3 5.0 5.5 Total released 5.3% Total released 9,691 3,115 6,576 Race Note: The 9,691 sex offenders were released in 15 States. White 5.3% Black 5.6 Other 4.4 Table 24. Of child molesters and statutory rapists released from prison in 1994, Hispanic origin percent rearrested for any new sex crime, by time after release Hispanic 4.1% Non-Hispanic 6.4 Cumulative percent rearrested for any Age at release new sex crime within specified time 18-24 6.1% Time after Child Statutory 25-29 5.5 1994 release molesters rapists 30-34 5.8 . 6 months 1.3% 35-39 61 1.4% 40-44 5.6 1 year 2.2 2.0 45 or older 3.3 2 years 3.9 3.2 3 years 5.1 5.0 Total released 9,691 Total released 4,295 443 Note: The 9,691 sex offenders were released Note: The 4,295 child molesters were released in 15 States; in 15 States. Data identifying race were the 443 statutory rapists in 11 States. Because of overlapping definitions, reported for 98.5% of 9,691 released sex offenders; Hispanic origin for 82.5 /o; age all statutory rapists also appear under the column "child molesters." for virtually 100%. Recidivism of Sex Offenders Released from Prison in 9994 25 5OA-74