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Child molesters and statutory rapists Among released prisoners with the smallest number of prior arrests (1 prior arrest), 23.3% of child molesters and 25.6% of statutory rapists were rearrested for all types of crimes within 3 years (table 18). Rearrest rates generally rose with each increase in the number of prior arrests. Among released prisoners with the largest number of prior arrests (more than 15), 62.0% of child molesters and 76.2% of statutory rapists had at least 1 new arrest after being released in 1994. State where rearrested for any type of crime The State where the rearrest occurred was not always the State that released the prisoner. In some cases, the released sex offender left the State where he was imprisoned and was rearrested for a new crime in a different State. For example, a sex offender released from prison in California may have traveled to Nevada, where he was arrested for committing another crime. Sex offenders A total of 4,163 sex offenders were rearrested for some type of new crime after their 1994 release. Of the 4,163 arrests, 16.0% - or 1 in 6 -were outside the State where the prisoner was released (table 19). The rest (84.0%) were made in the State that released them. Sex offenders compared to non-sex offenders The 15 States in this study released 262,420 non-sex offenders in 1994, of whom 179,391 were rearrested for a new crime within 3 years (not shown in table). Of the 179,391 arrests for any type of crime, 1 1 .2%, or 20,092 arrests, were arrests that occurred outside the State that released them. Table 18. Rearrest rate of child molesters and statutory rapists released from prison in 1994, by number of prior arrests for any type of crime Number of adult arrests Child Statutory prior to 1994 release' molesters rapists Percent rearrested for any type of crime within 3 years 1 prior arrest for any type of crime 23.3 % 25.6 2 28.0 29.3 3 32.4 46.9 4 39.2 41 .O 5 47.4 60.6 6 50.2 53.8 7-1 o ss.1 ss.1 11-15 62.9 81.3 16 or more 62.0 76.2 Percent of released prisoners All sex offenders 100% 100% 1 prior arrest for any type of crime 23.2 19.4 2 17.2 13.1 3 12.1 11.1 4 8.5 8.8 5 7.0 7.4 6 6.4 5.9 7-10 13.6 18.7 11-15 7.3 10.8 16 or more 4.8 4.7 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." 'By definition, all sex offenders had at least one arrest prior to their release: namely, the arrest responsible for their being in prison in 1994. In this table, that arrest is counted as 1 prior arrest. Rearrested sex offenders had a higher percentage: 1 in 6 of their rearrests for any type of crime were in a State other than the one that released them. Rapists and sexua/ assau/tars Following their 1994 release, 1 ,432 rapists and 2,731 sexual assaulters were rearrested for any new crime (table 19). For 17.4% of the 1 ,432 rearrested rapists, and 15.2% of the 2,731 rearrested sexual assaulters, the place where the arrest occurred was in a different State than the one that released them. Table 19. Where sex offenders were rearrested for any new crime following release from prison in 1994, by type of sex offender Percent of rearrested prisoners State where rearrested Sexual within 3 years All Rapists assaulters Total 100% 100 % 100 Same State where released 84.0 82.6 84.8 Another State 16.0 17.4 15.2 Total rearrested for any new crime 4,163 1,432 2,731 Note: The 4,163 rearrested sex offenders were released in 15 States, but table percentages are based on 14 States. 22 Recidivism of Sex Offenders Re/eased from Prison in 19 4 5?A-71