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The US Department of Justice has puts out reports on recidivism rates. Some information from the last report:

http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/rpr94.htm

Those most likely to be rearrested within 3 years of release from prison committed these crimes: robbers (70.2%), burglars (74.0%), larcenists (74.6%), and motor vehicle thieves (78.8%).

Those least likely to be rearrested within 3 years committed these crimes: homicide (40.7%), rapists (46.0%), other sexual assaulters (41.4%), other violent offenders (51.7%).

If you look at the sex offender recidivism report, you find that 5.3% of sex offenders are rearrested for another sex crime:

http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/rsorp94.htm




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