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Child molesters and statutory rapists <br />Of the 4,295 child molesters released <br />from prison in 1994 - <br />• 39.4% (1,693) were rearrested <br />for a crime of any kind (table 42) <br />• 0.4% (17) were rearrested <br />for intentionally or negligently <br />killing someone. <br />Child molesters were less likely to be <br />rearrested for a property crime (10.6 %, <br />456 of 4,295) than a violent crime <br />(14.1 %, 607 of 4,295). <br />Of the 443 statutory rapists released <br />in 1994 - <br />• 49.9% (221) were rearrested <br />for some new crime <br />• 0.7% (3) were rearrested for homicide <br />• 22.6% (100) were rearrested <br />for a property crime <br />• 21.2% (94) were rearrested <br />for a violent crime. <br />Table 42. Rearrest rate of child molesters and statutory rapists released <br />from prison in 1994, by charge at rearrest <br />Percent rearrested for specified <br />offense within 3 years <br />Child Statutory <br />Rearrest charge molesters rapists <br />All chargesa 39.4% 49.9% <br />Violent offenses' 14.1% 21.2% <br />Homicide` 0.4 0.7 <br />Sex offense 5.1 5.0 <br />Rape 1.3 1.6 <br />Sexual assault 4.4 3.6 <br />Robbery 1.7 4.3 <br />Assault 7.1 12.6 <br />Property offensese 10.6% 22.6% <br />Burglary 2.8 4.3 <br />Larceny /theft 4.6 10.8 <br />Motor vehicle theft 1.5 3.8 <br />Fraud 1.9 3.6 <br />Drug offenses' 8.6% 12.0% <br />Public -order offenses9 20.0% 27.1% <br />Other offenses 7.8% 4.3% <br />Total released 4,295 443 <br />Note: The 4,295 child molesters were released in 15 States; the 443 statutory rapists in 11 <br />States. Because of overlapping definitions, all statutory rapists also appear under the column <br />"child molesters." Detail may not add to totals because of rounding. <br />'All offenses include any offense type listed in footnotes b through f plus 'other" and "unknown" <br />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 violations, <br />court- related offenses, disorderly conduct, and other such offenses. <br />Recidivism of Sex Offenders Released from Prison in 1994 35 <br />