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Rapists and sexual assaulters Table 37. Of child molesters and statutory rapists released from prison in 1994, percent rearrested for a sex crime against a child, by prior arrest for a sex crime After being released in 1994, 4.0% of against a child rapists with a prior arrest record for child molesting and 1.3% of those Child Statutory without were arrested for child molest- Arrest prior to 1994 release molesters rapists ing. The same pattern - having a Percent rearrested for a sex history of alleged child molesting was crime against a child within 3 years 3.3% 2.5% associated with a greater likelihood of The arrest responsible for their being in prison in 1994 was arrest for child molesting - was found Their first arrest for a sex crime against a child 2.4 1.4 for sexual assaulters. Those with a Not their first arrest for a sex crime against a child 7.3 6.9 prior arrest had a 6.9% rate; those Percent of released prisoners 100% 100% without, 1.9%. The arrest responsible for their being in prison in 1994 was - Their first arrest for a sex crime against a child 81.7 80.4 Child molesters and statutory rapists Not their first arrest for a sex crime against a child 18.3 19.6 The 4,295 released child molesters fell Total released 4,295 443 into 2 categories: 1) 3,509 (81.7% of Note: The 4,295 child molesters were released in 15 States; the 443 statutory rapists in 11 States. Because of overlapping definitions, all statutory rapists also appear under the column the 4,295) whose criminal record prior "child molesters." to their 1994 release contained no 'By definition, all sex offenders had at least 1 arrest prior to their release the arrest responsible for more than 1 arrest for a sex offense their being in prison in 1994. "First arrest for a sex crime against a child" pertains exclusively to against a child (this was the offense for those released prisoners whose first arrest was responsible for their being in prison in 1994. which they were imprisoned); and 2) 786 (18.3%) whose record showed the Table 38. Among child molesters released from prison in 1994, the molester's arrest for their imprisonment offense age when he committed the crime that resulted in his imprisonment, the child's plus at least one earlier arrest for a sex age, and percent rearrested for a sex crime against a child offense against a child (table 37). After Percent of released child molesters release, 7.3% of the 786 and 2.4% of Percent rearrested for a sex crime the 3,509 were rearrested for molesting Age characteristic of total against a child within 3 years another child, indicating that child Child molester's age when he committed molesters with multiple arrests for child the sex crime for which imprisoned- molesting in their record posed a 18-24 19.7% 4.1% greater risk of repeating their crime 25-29 17.4 3.1 30-34 18.7 3.3 than their counterparts. 35-39 16.3 1.2 40-44 11.5 2.8 Similarly, the 443 statutory rapists 45 or older 16.4 3.0 consisted of - Age of child he was imprisoned for molestingb - 356 (80.4%) whose first arrest for a 13 or younger 60.3% 2.8% sex offense against a child was the 14-15 30.5 3.7 arrest that resulted in their current 16-17 9.2 1.2 imprisonment How much older he was than the child - 87 (19.6%) with more than 1 prior he was imprisoned for molesting arrest for a sex offense against at child. Up to 5 years older 3.9% 4.9'% 5 to 9 years older 13.6 3.6 . 10 to 19 years The 87 were more likely to be 20 o more ye older 34.1 32 years older 48.4 2.5 rearrested for child molesting (6.9%) than the 356 (1.4%). Total first releases 3,104 3,104 Note: The 3,104 child molesters were released in 13 States. Figures are based on first releases Molester's and child's ages at time only, those offenders leaving prison for the first time since beginning their sentence. First releases exclude those who left prison in 1994 but who had previously been released under of imprisonment offense the same sentence and had returned to prison for violating the conditions of release. Data - identifying the child molester's age were reported for 100% of the released child molesters. Child molesters Data identifying the approximate age of the child were reported for 88.1 'The molester's age at the time of the crime for which imprisoned was estimated by subtracting 6 months (the approximate average time from arrest to sentencing) from his age at admission. The released child molesters were all "The approximate age of the child "he was imprisoned for molesting" was usually obtained from men who were arrested, convicted, and the State statute the molester was convicted of violating. `Percentage based on 10 or fewer cases. 32 Recidivism of Sex Offenders Released from Prison in 1994 5OA-81