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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Child molesters and statutory rapists Race The rearrest rate among released child molesters was 51.7% for black men and 36.2% for white men (table 12). Among statutory rapists, black men (61.5 %) had a higher rearrest rate than white men (46.0 %). Hispanic origin Among released prisoners whose imprisonment offense was statutory rape, Hispanics (56.9 %) were more likely than non - Hispanics (48.8 %) to be rearrested within the 3 -year followup period. The opposite was true of child molesters, as Hispan- ics had a lower rearrest rate (37.1 %) than non - Hispanics (41.9 %). Age The younger the sex offender was when released, the higher was his like- lihood of being rearrested. For exam- ple, the rearrest percent for statutory rapists younger than 25 was higher (70.0 %) than the rearrest percent for statutory rapists ages 25 to 30 (56.4 %). The same was true among child molesters. Time served before 1994 release All sex offenders Sex offenders who served the shortest amount of time in prison before being released (6 months or less) had a higher rearrest rate (45.7 %) than those who served the longest (over 5 years, 39.9% rate) (table 13). Similarly, prisoners who served 6 months or less had a higher rearrest rate (45.7 %) than those who served 7 months to 1 year (42.1 %). However, other comparisons did not indicate a connection between serving more time and lower recidivism. For example, among sex offenders who served 1 to 1'/ years in prison before being released, 38.9% were rearrested for all types of crimes, compared to 46.7% of sex offenders who served a bit longer - 1'/ to 2 years. Similarly, released prisoners Table 14. Rearrest rate of child molesters and statutory rapists released from prison in 1994, by time served before being released Percent rearrested for any type of crime within 3 years Time served in prison Child Statutory before 1994 release molesters rapists 6 months or less 42.9% 56.7% 7 -12 39.7 45.3 13 -18 34.5 43.9 19 -24 45.5 48.9 25 -30 39.4 25.9 31 -36 27.2 59.1 37 -60 31.5 21.4 61 months or more 29.9 33.3 Total first releases 3,104 317 Note: The 3,104 child molesters were released in 13 States; the 317 statutory rapists in 10 States. Because of overlapping definitions, all statutory rapists also appear under the column "child molesters." 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. who served between 3 and 5 years in prison had a higher rate of rearrest (38.9 %) than released prisoners who served 2'/ to 3 years (35.7 %). Because of these mixed results, and others illustrated below, the data do not warrant any general conclusion about an association between the level of recidivism and the amount of time served. Rapists and sexual assaulters Among sexual assaulters who served no more than 6 months, 45.0% were rearrested for all types of crimes. Those who served a little longer - from about 6 months to 1 year - had a lower rearrest rate, 43.1 %. Those released after serving even more time -1 to 1'/ years - had an even lower rate, 39.2 %. However, there are numerous instances where serving more time was not linked to lower recidivism. For example, rapists released after about 1 to 1'/ years in prison had a 37.6% rearrest rate, while those imprisoned a little longer - from about 1'/2 to 2 years - had a higher rate, 51.1%. Child molesters and statutory rapists Among released statutory rapists and child molesters, the results continued to be mixed regarding an association between the rate of recidivism and the amount of time served (table 14). For example, child molesters released after serving about 2 to 2'/ years had a higher rate of rearrest for all types of crimes (39.4 %) than those who served somewhat longer - about 2'/2 to 3 years (27.2 %). However, the rearrest rate rose (31.5 %) among molesters who served more time - 3 to 5 years. Recidivism of Sex Offenders Released from Prison in 1994 19