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Demographic characteristics <br />All sex offenders <br />Of the 9,691 released sex offenders, <br />approximately - <br />• 6,503 (67.1% of the 9,691) were <br />white males (table 1) <br />• 3,053 (31.5 %) were black males <br />• 136 (1.4 %) were males of other races <br />(Asian, Pacific Islander, American <br />Indian, and Alaska Native). <br />The vast majority of sex offenders <br />were non - Hispanic males (80.1 %). <br />Half were over the age of 35 when <br />released. <br />Rapists and sexual assaulters <br />As defined in this report, all sex offend- <br />ers are either "rapists" or "sexual <br />assaulters." Of the 9,691 released sex <br />offenders, 3,115 were rapists and the <br />remaining 6,576 were sexual <br />assaulters. <br />Of the 3,115 rapists, 1,735 (55.7% of <br />3,115) were white males and 1,327 <br />(42.6 %) were black males. Of the <br />6,576 sexual assaulters, 4,768 (72.5% <br />of 6,576) were white males and 1,723 <br />(26.2 %) were black males. <br />Rapists and sexual assaulters were <br />close in age at time of release: over <br />70% were age 30 or older. Median age <br />at time of release was about 35 years <br />for both rapists and sexual assaulters. <br />Table 1. Demographic characteristics of sex offenders released <br />from prison in 1994, by type of sex offender <br />Percent of released prisoners <br />Prisoner Sexual <br />characteristic All Rapists assaulters <br />Total 100% 100% <br />100% <br />Race <br />White 67.1% 55.7% <br />72.5% <br />Black 31.5 42.6 <br />26.2 <br />Other 1.4 1.7 <br />1.3 <br />Hispanic origin <br />Hispanic 19.9% 22.6% <br />18.9% <br />Non - Hispanic 80.1 77.4 <br />81.1 <br />Age at release <br />18 -24' 12.2% 10.6% <br />13.0% <br />25 -29 16.4 17.3 <br />16.0 <br />30 -34 20.0 22.4 <br />18.8 <br />35 -39 19.1 20.9 <br />18.3 <br />40 -44 13.3 13.3 <br />13.3 <br />45 or older 19.0 15.5 <br />20.6 <br />Age at release <br />Average 36.8 yrs 36.1 yrs <br />37.1 yrs <br />Median 35.3 34.9 <br />35.5 <br />Total released 9,691 3,115 <br />6,576 <br />Note: The 9,691 sex offenders were released in 15 States. Data identifying <br />race were reported for 98.5% of 9,691 released sex offenders; Hispanic <br />origin for 82.5 %; age for virtually 100 %. <br />"Age at release 18 -24 includes the few who were under age 18 <br />when released from prison in 1994. <br />Recidivism of Sex Offenders Released from Prison in 1994 7 <br />