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Rearrest for any type of crime Table 11. Rearrest rate of sex offenders released from prison in 1994, Table 12. Rearrest rate of child by type of sex offender and demographic characteristics of released prisoners molesters and statutory rapists released from prison in 1994, Percent rearrested for any type of crime within 3 years by demographic characteristics Prisoner Sexual of released prisoners characteristic All Rapists assaulters Race Percent rearrested for any type of crime within 3 years White 36.7% 39.1% 35-8% Prisoner Child Statutory Black 56.1 55.0 57.0 characteristic molesters rapists Other 40.4 38.5 417 Race Hispanic origin White 36.2% 46.0% Hispanic 42.2% 47.7% 39.6% Black 51.7 61.5 Non-Hispanic 45.9 50.2 44.3 Other 37.8 55.6 Age at release Hispanic origin 18-24 59.8% 58.6% 60.2% Hispanic 37.1% 56.9% 25-29 54.2 53.8 54.3 Non-Hispanic 41.9 48.8 30-34 48.8 52.6 46.7 35-39 41.4 46.1 38.9 Age at release 40-44 34.7 412 31.6 18-24 59.6% 70.0% 45 or older 23.5 23.0 23.7 25-29 514 56.4 30-34 46.5 47.7 Total released 9,691 3,115 6,576 35-39 38.0 37.9 0 Note: The 9,691 sex offenders were released 15 States. Data identifying race were reported for 4045- or 44 older 2&0 44.4 23.8 98.5%; Hispanic origin for 82.5%; age for virtually 100%. Total released 4,295 443 Demographic characteristics Hispanic origin Among released sex Note: The 4,295 child molesters were offenders, non-Hispanics (45.9%) were released in 15 states; the 443 statutory All sex offenders more likely than Hispanics (42.2%) to rapists in 11 States. Data identifying race have a new arrest within the 3-year were reported for 98.5%; Hispanic origin for Race Black men (56.1 released in followup period. 82.5%; age for virtually 100%. 1994 were more likely than white men rearrested for some type of crime (36.7%) to be rearrested for a new Age The younger the prisoner when within 3 years, or more than double the crime (not limited to just a new sex released, the higher the rate of recidi- 23.5% of those age 45 or older. crime) within the first 3 years following vism. For example, of all the sex their release (table 1 1). offenders under age 25 at the time of Rapists and sexual assaulters discharge from prison, 59.8% were Race Among releasees whose impris- Table 13. Rearrest rate of sex offenders released from prison in 1994, onment offense was sexual assault, by type of sex offender and time served before release 57% of black men and 35.8% of white Percent rearrested for any type men were rearrested for all types of of crime within 3 years crimes. A higher rearrest rate for Time served in prison Sexual blacks was also found among released before 1994 release All Rapists assaulters rapists. 6 months or less 45.7% 48.3% 45.0% 7-12 42.1 32.1 43.1 Hispanic origin Among released 13-18 38.9 37.6 392 rapists, non-Hispanics (50.2%) were 19-24 46.7 51.1 45.9 more likely than Hispanics (47.7%) to 25-3 44.6 42.9 45.1 be rearrested within the 3-year followup 31-36 6 35.7 42.6 33.7 period. The same was true amon 37-60 38.9 43.2 36.7 9 61 months or more 39.9 43.4 35.5 released prisoners whose imprison- Total first releases 6,470 1,859 5,860 ment offense was sexual assault. Note: The 6,470 sex offenders were released in 13 States. Figures are based on first releases Age For both rapists and sexual only. First releases include only those offenders leaving prison for the first time since beginning assaulters, younger releasees had their sentence. First releases exclude those who left prison in 1994 but who had previously been released under the same sentence and had returned to prison for violating the conditions higher rearrest rates than older of release. releasees. 18 Recidivism of Sex Offenders Released from Prison in 1994 5OA-67