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Rearrest for other types of crime
<br />All sex offenders
<br />Of the 9,691 male sex offenders
<br />released from prison in 1994 -
<br />• 43% (4,163 men) were rearrested
<br />for a crime of any kind (table 41)
<br />• 5.3% (517 men) were rearrested
<br />for a sex offense
<br />• 17.1% (1,658 men) were rearrested
<br />for a violent crime
<br />• 13.3% (1,285 men) were rearrested
<br />for a property crime of some kind.
<br />Of the 9,691 released men, 168 (1.7 %)
<br />were rearrested for rape and 396
<br />(4.1 %) were rearrested for sexual
<br />assault. The 168 rearrested for rape
<br />plus the 396 rearrested for sexual
<br />assault totals 564, which is 47 greater
<br />than the total 517 who were rearrested
<br />for a sex crime. The reason is that 47
<br />men were rearrested for both rape and
<br />sexual assault.
<br />The category of violent crime for which
<br />a prisoner was most likely to be
<br />rearrested was assault (8.8 %, or 848 of
<br />the 9,691); the category least likely was
<br />homicide (0.5 %, or 45 of the 9,691
<br />men).
<br />Just over 1 in 5 sex offenders (2,045
<br />out of 9,691) were rearrested for a
<br />public -order offense, such as a parole
<br />violation or traffic offense.
<br />Rapists and sexual assaulters
<br />Among the 3,115 released rapists
<br />• 46% (1,432) were rearrested
<br />for a crime of any kind
<br />• 18.7% (582) were rearrested
<br />for a violent crime
<br />• 0.7% (22) were rearrested for
<br />homicide
<br />• 14.7% (459) were rearrested
<br />for a property offense.
<br />A relatively small percentage of rapists
<br />(2.5 %, or 78 of the 3,115) were
<br />charged with repeating the crime for
<br />which they were imprisoned.
<br />Among the 6,576 released sexual
<br />assaulters -
<br />• 41.5% (2,731) were rearrested
<br />for a crime of any kind
<br />• 16.4% (1,076) were rearrested
<br />for a violent crime
<br />• 0.3% (23) were rearrested
<br />for killing someone
<br />• 12.6% (826) were rearrested
<br />for a property offense.
<br />Nearly 1 in 20 released sexual
<br />assaulters (4.7 %, or 308 of the 6,576)
<br />were charged with committing the
<br />same type of crime for which had just
<br />served time in prison.
<br />Table 41. Rearrest rate of sex offenders released from prison in 1994,
<br />by type of sex offender and charge at rearrest
<br />Percent rearrested for specified
<br />offense within 3 years
<br />Sexual
<br />Rearrest charge All Rapists assaulters
<br />All chargesa 43.0% 46.0% 41.5%
<br />Violent offenses° 17.1% 18.7% 16.4%
<br />Homicide° 0.5 0.7 0.3
<br />Sex offense 5.3 5.0 5.5
<br />Rape 1.7 2.5 1.4
<br />Sexual assault 4.1 2.8 4.7
<br />Robbery 2.7 3.9 2.1
<br />Assault 8.8 8.7 8.8
<br />Property offensese 13.3% 14.7% 12.6%
<br />Burglary 3.8 4.4 3.5
<br />Larceny/theft 5.7 6.1 5.6
<br />Motor vehicle theft 1.7 2.3 1.4
<br />Fraud 2.1 1.8 2.2
<br />Drug offenses` 10.0% 11.2% 9.4%
<br />Public -order offenses' 21.1% 20.4% 21.4%
<br />Other offenses 5.9% 5.0% 6.3%
<br />Total released 9,691 3,115 6,576
<br />Note: The 9,691 sex offenders were released in 15 States. Detail may not add to totals
<br />because persons may be rearrested for more than one type of charge.
<br />'All offenses include any offense type listed in footnotes b through f plus
<br />"other" and "unknown" offenses.
<br />'Total violent offenses include homicide, kidnaping, rape, other sexual assault, robbery,
<br />assaults, and other violence.
<br />`Homicide includes murder, voluntary manslaughter, vehicular manslaughter, negligent
<br />manslaughter, nonnegligent manslaughter, unspecified manslaughter, and unspecified homicide.
<br />°Includes both rape and sexual assault.
<br />eTotal property offenses include burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft, fraud, forgery,
<br />embezzlement, arson, stolen property, and other forms of property offenses.
<br />'Drug offenses include drug trafficking, drug possession, and other forms of drug offenses.
<br />9Public -order offenses include traffic offenses, weapon offenses, probation and parole
<br />violations, court- related offenses, disorderly conduct, and other such offenses.
<br />34 Recidivism of Sex Offenders Released from Prison in 1994
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