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Time to recidivism Rapists and sexual assaulters 46.0% = 56%). Similarly, 41.5% of released sexual assaulters were rear- All sex offenders Forty-six percent of released rapists rested within the first 3 years following were rearrested within 3 years, and their 1994 release, and over half of Within 6 months following their release, over half of those rearrests (56%) those rearrests (56%) occurred in the 16% of the 9,691 men were rearrested occurred in the first year (since 25.8% / first year (since 23.4% / 41.5% = 56%). for a new crime (not necessarily another sex offense) (table 9). Within 1 year, altogether 24.2% were Table 9. Recidivism rate of sex offenders released from prison in 1994, by type rearrested. Within 2 years the cumula- of recidivism measure, type of sex offender, and time after release tive total reached 35.5%. By the end of Cumulative percent of sex offenders released from prison in 1994 the 3-year followup period, 43% (4,163 Time after Sexual of the 9,691) were rearrested for some 1994 release All Rapists assaulters type of crime. Rearrested for any type of crime within - These statistics indicate that most 6 months 16.0% 16.3% 15.8% 1 year 24.2 25.8 23.4 recidivism within the first 3 years 2 years 35.5 38.6 34.0 following release occurred in the first 3 years 43.0 46.0 41.5 year (56%, since 24.2% / 43% = 56%). Reconvicted for any type While the bulk of rearrests occurred in of crime within 6 months 3.6% 4.3% 3.3% the first year, that period did not 1 year 8.6 10.0 8.0 account for the bulk of reconvictions or 2 years 17.2 19.9 15.9 reimprison ments. This is largely 3 years 24.0 27.3 22.4 because a sizable number of those Returned to prison with a new rearrested in the first year were not sentence for any type of crime within reconvicted and reimprisoned until 6 months 1.8% 1.9% 1.8% sometime in the second year, due to 1 year 4.0 4.1 3.9 the additional time needed to 2 years 8.0 9.0 7.5 3 years 11.2 12.6 10.5 prosecute, convict, and sentence a criminal defendant. For example, by Total released 9,691 3,115 6,576 the end of the first year, 8.6% of the Note: The 9,691 sex offenders were released in 15 States. 9,691 released sex offenders were -Because of missing data, prisoners released in Ohio were excluded from the reconvicted, and by the end of the third calculation of percent reconvicted. b"New sentence' includes new sentences to State or Federal prisons but not to local jails. year, a cumulative total of 24% were Because of missing data, prisoners released in Ohio and Virginia were excluded reconvicted, indicating that the first from the calculation of percentage returned to prison with a new sentence. year accounted for a relatively small percentage of all the reconvictions in the 3 years (36%, since 8.6% / 24% _ 36%). 16 Recidivism of Sex Offenders Released from Prison in 1994 5OA-65