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Table 1 0. Recidivism rate of child molesters and statutory rapists released Child molesters and statutory rapists from prison in 1994, by type of recidivism measure and time after release Of the 4,295 released child molesters, Cumulative percent of sex offenders 1,693 (39.4%) were rearrested during released from prison in 1994 the 3-year followup period (table 10). Time after Child Statutory The majority of those charged (approxi- 1994 release molesters rapists mately 982 of the 1,693, or 58%) were Rearrested for any type of crime within - charged in the first 12 months. While 6 months 16.0% 18.5% 49.9% of released statutory rapists 1 year 22.9 29.8 were rearrested within 3 years, nearly 2 years 32.9 42.4 three-fifths of those rearrests occurred 3 years 39.4 49.9 within the first year following release Reconvicted for any type (29.8% / 49.9% = 60%). of crime within 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." 'Because 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 to prison with anew sentence. Recidivism of Sex Offenders Released from Prison in -1994 17 5OA-66