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Table 10. Recidivism rate of child molesters and statutory rapists released from prison in 1994, by type of recidivism measure and time after release Cumulative percent of sex offenders released from prison in '1994 Time after Child Statutory '1994 release molesters rapists Rearrested for any type of crime within - 6 months '16.0 % '18.5% 1 year 22.9 29.8 2 years 32.9 42.4 3 years 39.4 49.9 Reconvicted for any type of crime within -e 6 months 3.0% 4.5 1 year 7.1 '13.6 2 years '14.5 24.4 3 years 20.4 32.7 Returned to prison with a new sentence for any type of crime within -° 6 months 1 .5 % 0.9% 1 year 3.1 4.0 2 years 6.5 9.3 3 years 9.1 '13.2 Total released 4,295 443 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 "child molesters." aBecause of missing data, prisoners released in Ohio were excluded from the calculation of percent reconvicted. °"New sentence" includes new sentences to State or Federal prisons but not to local jails. Because of missing data, prisoners released in Ohio and Virginia were excluded from the calculation of percentage returned [o prison with a new sentence. Chi/d molesters and statutory rapists Of the 4,295 released child molesters, 1 ,693 (39.4%) were rearrested during the 3-year followup period (table 1 O). The majority of those charged (approxi- mately 982 of the 1 ,693, or 58%) were charged in the first 12 months. While 49.9% of released statutory rapists were rearrested within 3 years, nearly three-fifths of those rearrests occurred within the first year following release (29.8% / 49.9% = 60%). Recidivism of Sex Offenders Released from Prison in >994 17 50A-66