"Released sex-offenders are less likely to be rearrested than other
released prisoners, according to new data released by the federal Bureau
of Justice Statistics (BJS).
But sex offenders who do return to prison are more likely to be
guilty of another rape or sex-related crime than others who recidivate,
the data show.
The study, titled “Recidivism of Sex Offenders Released from State Prison: A 9-Year Follow-Up (2005-14),”
followed prisoners throughout the nine years after their release in
2005, comparing prisoners whose most serious offense was rape or sexual
assault to other prisoners....
The BJS found that released sex offenders were over three times as
likely to be re-arrested for rape and sexual assault than other released
prisoners....
However, sex offenders were less likely to be arrested in general....
The study said the statistics are consistent with findings from a 2003
BJS analysis, which examined another sample of sex offenders following
their release from prison in 1994."
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