NS-2832 - Amending Chapter 10, Article XII of Santa Ana Municipal Code Pertaining to Proximity of Registered Sex Offenders to Children's Facilities

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Rearrest for any type of crime Table 11. Rearrest rate of sex offenders released from prison in 1994, by type of sex offender and demographic characteristics of released prisoners Percent rearrested for any type of crime within 3 years Prisoner Sexual characteristic All Rapists assaulters Race White 36.7% 39.1% 35.8% Black 56.1 55.0 57.0 Other 40.4 38.5 41.7 Hispanic origin Hispanic 42.2% 47.7% 39.6% Non - Hispanic 45.9 50.2 44.3 Age at release 18 -24 59.8% 58.6% 60.2% 25 -29 54.2 53.8 54.3 30 -34 48.8 52.6 46.7 35 -39 41.4 46.1 38.9 40 -44 34.7 41.2 31.6 45 or older 23.5 23.0 23.7 Total released 9,691 3,115 6,576 Note: The 9,691 sex offenders were released in 15 States. Data identifying race were reported for 98.5 %; Hispanic origin for 82.5 %; age for virtually 100 %. Demographic characteristics All sex offenders Race Black men (56.1 %) released in 1994 were more likely than white men (36.7 %) to be rearrested for a new crime (not limited to just a new sex crime) within the first 3 years following their release (table 11). Hispanic origin Among released sex offenders, non - Hispanics (45.9 %) were more likely than Hispanics (42.2 %) to have a new arrest within the 3 -year followup period. Age The younger the prisoner when released, the higher the rate of recidi- vism. For example, of all the sex offenders under age 25 at the time of discharge from prison, 59.8% were Table 13. Rearrest rate of sex offenders released from prison in 1994, by type of sex offender and time served before release Percent rearrested for any type of crime within 3 years Time served in prison Sexual before 1994 release All Rapists assaulters 6 months or less 45.7% 48.3% 45.0% 7 -12 42.1 32.1 43.1 13 -18 38.9 37.6 39.2 19 -24 46.7 51.1 45.9 25 -30 44.6 42.9 45.1 31 -36 35.7 42.6 33.7 37 -60 38.9 43.2 36.7 61 months or more 39.9 43.4 35.5 Total first releases 6,470 1,859 5,860 Note: The 6,470 sex offenders were released in 13 States. Figures are based on first releases only. First releases include only those offenders leaving prison for the first time since beginning 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 of release. 18 Recidivism of Sex Offenders Released from Prison in 1994 Table 12. Rearrest rate of child molesters and statutory rapists released from prison in 1994, by demographic characteristics of released prisoners Percent rearrested for any type of crime within 3 years Prisoner Child Statutory characteristic molesters rapists Race White 36.2% 46.0% Black 51.7 61.5 Other 37.8 55.6 Hispanic origin Hispanic 37.1% 56.9% Non - Hispanic 41.9 48.8 Age at release 18 -24 59.6% 70.0% 25 -29 51.4 56.4 30 -34 46.5 47.7 35 -39 38.0 37.9 40 -44 28.0 44.4 45 or older 23.8 23.8 Total released 4,295 443 Note: The 4,295 child molesters were released in 15 States; the 443 statutory rapists in 11 States. Data identifying race were reported for 98.5 %; Hispanic origin for 82.5 %; age for virtually 100 %. rearrested for some type of crime within 3 years, or more than double the 23.5% of those age 45 or older. Rapists and sexual assaulters Race Among releasees whose impris- onment offense was sexual assault, 57% of black men and 35.8% of white men were rearrested for all types of crimes. A higher rearrest rate for blacks was also found among released rapists. Hispanic origin Among released rapists, non - Hispanics (50.2 %) were more likely than Hispanics (47.7 %) to be rearrested within the 3 -year followup period. The same was true among released prisoners whose imprison- ment offense was sexual assault. Age For both rapists and sexual assaulters, younger releasees had higher rearrest rates than older releasees.