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Chi/d mo/esters and statutory rapists Released child molesters with more than one prior arrest were more likely than those with only one arrest in their criminal record to be rearrested for a new sex crime (5.7% compared to 3.2%) (table 28). The same was true of statutory rapists (5.3% compared to 3.5%). Number of prior arrests for any type of crime All sex offenders The more arrests (for any type of crime) the sex offender had in his criminal record, the more likely he was to be rearrested for another sex crime after his release from prison (table 29). Sex offenders with one prior arrest (the arrest for the sex crime for which they had been imprisoned) had the lowest rate, about 3%; those with 2 or 3 prior arrests for some type of crime, 4%; 4 to 6 prior arrests, 6%; 7 to 10 prior arrests, 7%; and 11 to 15 prior arrests, 8%. Table 28. Of child molesters and statutory rapists released from prison in 1994, percent rearrested for any new sex crime, by prior arrest for any type of crime Child Statutory Arrest prior to '1994 release molesters rapists Percent rearrested for any new sex crime within 3 years Total 5. ? % 5.0% The arrest responsible for their being in prison in '1994 was -' Their first arrest for any type of crime 3.2 3.5 Not their first arrest for any type of crime 5.7 5.3 Percent of released prisoners Tota I '100% "100% The arrest responsible for their being in prison in '1994 was -' Their first arrest for any type of crime 23.2 '19.4 Not their first arrest for any type of crime 76.8 80.6 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 1 arrest prior to their release: namely, the arrest responsible for their being in prison in '1994. "First arrest for any type of crime" pertains exclusively to those released prisoners whose first arrest was the sex offense arrest responsible for their being in prison in '1994. Table 29. Of sex offenders released from prison in 1994, percent rearrested for any new sex crime, by number of prior arrests for any type of crime Number of adult arrests prior to '1994 release All sex offenders 1 prior arrest for any type of crime 2 3 4 5 6 7-1O 11-15 16 or more All sex offenders 1 prior arrest for any type of crime 2 3 4 5 6 7-1 O 11-15 16 or more Percent rearrested for any new sex crime within 3 ears 5.3 3.3 4.3 4.4 5.8 6.3 6.1 6.9 7.8 7.4 Percent of released prisoners 100 21 .5 16.0 11.9 9.0 7.2 6.3 14.4 7.9 5.8 Total released 9,69'1 Note: The 9,69'1 sex offenders were released in 1 S States. By definition, all sex offenders had at least 1 arrest prior to their release: namely, the arrest responsible for their being in prison in '1994. In this table, that arrest is counted as one prior arrest. 50A-76 Recidivism of Sex Offenders Re/eased from Prison in 1994 27