ktonline.com (Kokomo, IN) : Recidivism rates falling.
Recidivism rate over the past three years has declined, the Indiana Department of Correction reported. (PDF report here)
"The recidivism rate for sex offenders returning on a new sex offense was 1.05%, one of the lowest in
the nation. In a time when sex offenders continue to face additional post-release requirements
that often result in their return to prison for violating technical rules such as registration and
residency restrictions, the instances of sex offenders returning to prison due to the commitment
of a new sex crime is extremely low."
For offenders released in 2005, only 37.4 percent had returned to prison by 2008, which is lower than the 2007 recidivism rate of 37.8 percent, according to the IDOC. (This includes all offenders, not sex offenders)
In addition, one statistic regarding a class of offenders stands out — the recidivism rate for sex offenders returning on a new sex offense was 1.05 percent, one of the lowest in the nation.
This report is further proof that the statistics you hear spouted on TV that sex offenders have the highest recidivism rates of any offender class, is a lie. Also see U.S. Department of Justice statistics here, 3 to 5%.
