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Child molesters and statutory rapists <br />Released child molesters with more <br />than one prior arrest were more likely <br />than those with only one arrest in their <br />criminal record to be rearrested for a <br />new sex crime (5.7% compared to <br />3.2 %) (table 28). The same was true <br />of statutory rapists (5.3% compared <br />to 3.5 %). <br />Number of prior arrests <br />for any type of crime <br />All sex offenders <br />The more arrests (for any type of <br />crime) the sex offender had in his <br />criminal record, the more likely he was <br />to be rearrested for another sex crime <br />after his release from prison (table 29). <br />Sex offenders with one prior arrest (the <br />arrest for the sex crime for which they <br />had been imprisoned) had the lowest <br />rate, about 3 %; those with 2 or 3 prior <br />arrests for some type of crime, 4 %; <br />4 to 6 prior arrests, 6 %; 7 to 10 prior <br />arrests, 7 %; and 11 to 15 prior <br />arrests, 8 %. <br />Table 28. Of child molesters and statutory rapists released from prison <br />in 1994, percent rearrested for any new sex crime, by prior arrest <br />for any type of crime <br />Child Statutory <br />Arrest prior to 1994 release molesters rapists <br />Percent rearrested for any new sex crime within 3 years <br />Total <br />5.1% <br />5.0% <br />The arrest responsible for their being in prison in 1994 was <br />- <br />Their first arrest for any type of crime <br />3.2 <br />3.5 <br />Not their first arrest for any type of crime <br />5.7 <br />5.3 <br />Percent of released prisoners <br />Total <br />100% <br />100% <br />The arrest responsible for their being in prison in 1994 was <br />- <br />Their first arrest for any type of crime <br />23.2 <br />19.4 <br />Not their first arrest for any type of crime <br />76.8 <br />80.6 <br />Total released <br />4,295 <br />443 <br />Note: The 4,295 child molesters were released in 15 States; the 443 statutory rapists in 11 States. <br />Because of overlapping definitions, all statutory rapists also appear under the column "child <br />molesters." <br />*By definition, all sex offenders had at least 1 arrest prior to their release: namely, the arrest <br />responsible for their being in prison in 1994. "First arrest for any type of crime" pertains <br />exclusively to those released prisoners whose first arrest was the sex offense arrest <br />responsible for their being in prison in 1994. <br />Table 29. Of sex offenders released from prison in 1994, percent rearrested <br />for any new sex crime, by number of prior arrests for any type of crime <br />Number of adult arrests Percent rearrested for any new <br />prior to 1994 release sex crime within 3 years <br />All sex offenders <br />1 prior arrest for any type of crime <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 -10 <br />11 -15 <br />16 or more <br />All sex offenders <br />1 prior arrest for any type of crime <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 -10 <br />11 -15 <br />16 or more <br />Total released <br />5.3% <br />3.3 <br />4.3 <br />4.4 <br />5.8 <br />6.3 <br />6.1 <br />6.9 <br />7.8 <br />7.4 <br />Percent of released prisoners <br />100% <br />21.5 <br />16.0 <br />11.9 <br />9.0 <br />7.2 <br />6.3 <br />14.4 <br />7.9 <br />5.8 <br />9,691 <br />Note: The 9,691 sex offenders were released in 15 States. By definition, all sex offenders had at <br />least 1 arrest prior to their release: namely, the arrest responsible for their being in prison in 1994. <br />In this table, that arrest is counted as one prior arrest. <br />Recidivism of Sex Offenders Released from Prison in 1994 27 <br />