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Child molesters and statutory rapists were resentenced to prison for their three - fourths were charged with was a <br />new conviction offense felony (not shown in table). <br />Of the child molesters and statutory <br />rapists released from prison in 1994 — <br />- 1,693 of the 4,295 child molesters <br />(39.4 %) and 221 of the 443 statutory <br />rapists (49.9 %) were rearrested for a <br />new crime (not necessarily a new sex <br />crime) (table 8) <br />• 876 of the 4,295 child molesters <br />(20.4 %) and 145 of the 443 statutory <br />rapists (32.7 %) were reconvicted for <br />any type of crime <br />• 9% of the 4,295 child molesters and <br />13% of the 443 statutory rapists <br />• 38% of the 4,295 child molesters and <br />46% of the 443 statutory rapists were <br />back in prison within 3 years as a result <br />of either a new prison sentence or a <br />technical violation of their parole. <br />The most serious offense for three - <br />fourths of the 1,693 child molesters <br />who were rearrested was a felony, and <br />a misdemeanor for the remainder (not <br />shown in table). Following their release <br />in 1994, 221 statutory rapists were <br />rearrested for a new crime. The most <br />serious offense that approximately <br />Table 8. Recidivism rate of child molesters and statutory rapists <br />released from prison in 1994, by recidivism measure <br />Percent of released prisoners <br />Recidivism Child Statutory <br />measure molesters rapists <br />Within 3 years following release: <br />Rearrested for any type of crime 39.4% 49.9% <br />Reconvicted for any type of crime 20.4% 32.7% <br />Returned to prison with a new <br />sentence for any type of crime' 9.1% 13.2% <br />Returned to prison with or <br />without a new sentence` 38.2% 45.7% <br />Total released 4,295 443 <br />Note: The 4,295 child molesters were released in 15 States; the 443 statutory rapists <br />in 11 States. Because of overlapping definitions, all statutory rapists also appear under the <br />column "child molesters." <br />'Because of missing data, prisoners released in Ohio were excluded from the calculation of <br />percent reconvicted. <br />"'New prison sentence" includes new sentences to State or Federal prisons but not to local jails. <br />Because of missing data, prisoners released in Ohio and Virginia were excluded from the calcu- <br />lation of percent returned to prison with a new sentence. <br />"'With or without a new sentence" includes prisoners with new sentences to State or Federal <br />prisons plus prisoners returned for technical violations. Because of missing data, prisoners <br />released in 6 States (Arizona, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Ohio, and Virginia) were <br />excluded from the calculation of percent returned to prison with or without a new sentence. New <br />York State custody records did not always distinguish prison returns from jail returns. Conse- <br />quently, some persons received in New York jails were probably mistakenly classified as prison <br />returns. Also, California with a relatively high return -to- prison rate affects the overall rate of <br />39.4 %. When California is excluded, the return -to- prison rate falls to 23.4 %. <br />The 876 child molesters reconvicted for <br />any type of crime included 643 (73.4 %) <br />whose most serious reconviction <br />offense was a felony; the 145 recon- <br />victed statutory rapists included 97 <br />(66.7 %) whose most serious was a <br />felony (not shown in table). <br />Recidivism of Sex Offenders Released from Prison in 1994 15 <br />