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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Child molesters and statutory rapists Table 28. Of child molesters and statutory rapists released from prison <br /> in 1994, percent rearrested for any new sex crime, by prior arrest <br /> Released child molesters with more for any type of crime <br /> than one prior arrest were more likely <br /> than those with only one arrest in their child Statutory <br /> criminal record to be rearrested for a Arrest prior to 1994 release molesters rapists <br /> new sex crime (5.7% compared to Percent rearrested for any new sex crime within 3 years <br /> 3.2%) (table 28). The same was true <br /> of statutory rapists (5.3% compared Total 5.1% 5.0% <br /> to 3.5%). The arrest responsible for their being in prison in 1994 was <br /> Their first arrest for any type of crime 3.2 3.5 <br /> Number of prior arrests Not their first arrest for any type of crime 5.7 5.3 <br /> for any type of crime Percent of released prisoners <br /> Total 100% 100% <br /> All sex offenders The arrest responsible for their being in prison in 1994 was <br /> Their first arrest for any type of crime 23.2 19.4 <br /> The more arrests (for any type of Not their first arrest for any type of crime 76.8 80.6 <br /> crime) the sex offender had in his Total released 4,295 443 <br /> criminal record, the more likely he was <br /> to be rearrested for another sex crime Note: The 4,295 child molesters were released in 15 States; the 443 statutory rapists in 11 States. <br /> Because of overlapping definitions, all statutory rapists also appear under the column "child <br /> after his release from prison (table 29). molesters." <br /> Sex offenders with one prior arrest (the 'By definition, all sex offenders had at least 1 arrest prior to their release: namely, the arrest <br /> arrest for the sex crime for which they responsible for their being in prison in 1994. "First arrest for any type of crime" pertains <br /> exclusively to those released prisoners whose first arrest was the sex offense arrest <br /> had been imprisoned) had the lowest responsible for their being in prison in 1994. <br /> rate, about 3%; those with 2 or 3 prior <br /> arrests for some type of crime, 4%; Table 29. Of sex offenders released from prison in 1994, percent rearrested <br /> 4 to 6 prior arrests, 6%; 7 to 10 prior for any new sex crime, by number of prior arrests for any type <br /> arrests, 7%; and 11 to 15 prior Y Y Y Ype of crime <br /> arrests, 8%. Number of adult arrests Percent rearrested for any new <br /> prior to 1994 release sex crime within 3 years <br /> All sex offenders 5.3% <br /> 1 prior arrest for any type of crime 3.3 <br /> 2 4.3 <br /> 3 4.4 <br /> 4 5.8 <br /> 5 6.3 <br /> 6 6.1 <br /> 7-10 6.9 <br /> 11-15 7.8 <br /> 16 or more 7.4 <br /> Percent of released prisoners <br /> All sex offenders 100% <br /> 1 prior arrest for any type of crime 21.5 <br /> 2 16.0 <br /> 3 11.9 <br /> 4 9.0 <br /> 5 7.2 <br /> 6 6.3 <br /> 7-10 14.4 <br /> 11-15 7.9 <br /> 16 or more 5.8 <br /> Total released 9,691 <br /> Note: The 9,691 sex offenders were released in 15 States. By definition, all sex offenders had at <br /> least 1 arrest prior to their release: namely, the arrest responsible for their being in prison in 1994. <br /> In this table, that arrest is counted as one prior arrest. <br /> Recidivism of Sex Offenders Re/eased from Prison in 1994 27 <br /> 5OA-76 <br />