50A - ORDINANCE - SEX OFFENDERS - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

Prior arrest for a sex crime released child molesters with just 1 extensive record of prior arrests prior arrest for a sex crime. for sex crimes were more likely to be All sex offenders rearrested for another sex crime (8.8%) Prior to their release in 1994, 2,762 of Similar results were found for released than those with just one past arrest the sex offenders (28.5% of the total statutory rapists. Those with a more (2.6%). 9,691) had 2 or more arrests for a sex offense in their criminal record: the Table 30. Of sex offenders released from prison in 1994, percent rearrested arrest for the sex offense that resulted for any new sex crime, by type of sex offender and prior arrest for any sex crime in their imprisonment, plus at least 1 earlier arrest for a sex crime (table 30). Sexual For the remaining 6,929 (71.5% of the Arrest prior to 1994 release All Rapists assaulters total 9,691 their only prior arrest for a Percent rearrested for any new sex crime within 3 years sex crime was the arrest that brought Total 5.3% 5.0% 5.5% them into prison. (Any other prior The arrest responsible for their being in prison in 1994 was - arrests the 6,929 may have had were Their first arrest for any sex crime 4.2 4.0 4.2 for non-sex crimes.) Following their Not their first arrest for any sex crime 8.3 7.4 8.7 release, the 2,762 with more than 1 sex Percent of released crime in their criminal background were prisoners about twice as likely to be rearrested Total 100% 100% 100% for another sex crime (8.3%) as the The arrest responsible for their being in prison in 1994 was 6,929 with a single prior arrest (4.2%). Their first arrest for any sex crime 71.5 71.3 71.6 Not their first arrest for any sex crime 28.5 28.7 28.4 Rapists and sexual assaulters Total released 9,691 3,115 6,576 Rapists (4.0%) and sexual assaulters Note: The 9,691 sex offenders were released in 15 States. (4.2%) with one prior arrest for a sex 'By definition, all sex offenders had at least 1 arrest prior to their release: namely, the arrest crime were less likely to be rearrested responsible for their being in prison in 1994. "First arrest for any sex crime" pertains exclusively to those released prisoners whose first arrest was the sex offense arrest responsible for their for another sex crime than rapists being in prison in 1994. (7.4%) and sexual assaulters (8.7%) who had been arrested two or more times for a sex crime prior to release Table 31. Of child molesters and statutory rapists released from prison in 1994, from prison in 1994. percent rearrested for any new sex crime, by prior arrest for any sex crime Child Statutory Child molesters and statutory. rapists Arrest prior to 1994 release molesters rapists By definition, all 4,295 child molesters Percent rearrested for any new had been arrested for a sex offense at sex crime within 3 years least once prior to their release in 1994 Total 5.1% 5.0% - the sex offense that landed them in The arrest responsible for their being prison. For 3,049 of them (71 % of in prison in 1994 was 4,295), that arrest was their only prior Their first arrest for any sex crime 3.8 2.6 arrest for a sex offense (table 31). The Not their first arrest for any sex crime 8.4 8.8 remaining 1,246 child molesters (29% Percent of released prisoners of 4,295) had at least 2 prior arrests for Total 100% 100% a sex crime: the arrest for their impris- onment offense plus at least 1 other The arrest responsible for their being prior arrest for a sex offense not in prison in 1994 was ( Their first arrest for any sex crime 71.0 61.6 necessarily one against a child). Of the Not their first arrest for any sex crime 29.0 38.4 1,246 child molesters with multiple sex Total released 4,295 443 crimes in their past, 8.4% (105 of the 1.246) were rearrested for another sex Note: The 4,295 child molesters were released in 15 States; the 443 statutory rapists, 11 States. crime (not necessarily another sex Because of overlapping definitions, all statutory rapists also appear under the column "child molesters." crime against a child) or more than *By definition, all sex offenders had at least 1 arrest prior to their release: namely, the arrest double the 3.8% rate for the 3,049 responsible for their being in prison in 1994. "First arrest for any sex crime" pertains exclusively to those released prisoners whose first arrest was the sex offense arrest responsible for their being in prison in 1994- 28 Recidivism of Sex Offenders Released from Prison in 1994 5OA-77