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- This is a recidivism rate of 13.9%, which is the lowest rate since recidivism has been measured this way by the department.
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In 2020, the 3-year recidivism rate for those who were returned to prison because of the commission of a new crime. was 20.8%, down from 21.7% in 2019. This represents the lowest recidivism rate for new crimes in over 15 years.
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Of the 380 releases of DYS youth from juvenile correctional facilities during 2019, 53 either returned to DYS or were admitted to DRC within one year of their release date. This is a recidivism rate of 13.9%, which is the lowest rate since recidivism has been measured this way by the department.
Those under age 25 at the time of release had the highest rates of both technical and new crime returns compared to any other age group (Figure 8). Crimes against persons offenders had overall recidivism rates of nearly 35%, the highest among any of the major offense categories (Figure 9).
The one-year rate for youth released during the last two cohorts (2018 and 2019) were the lowest since recidivism has been tracked this way, with only 13.9% of 2019 releases recidivating with one year of release. The two-year rate for those released in 2018 was the lowest two-year rate we have seen.
The highest rate of recidivism among child molesters in the study (77 percent) was found for child molesters with previous sexual offenses, those who were never married and those who selected extrafamilial boy victims. In contrast, the long-term recidivism rate for child molesters categorized as low risk was less than 20 percent.
There are a wide range of estimates of the recidivism rate for child molesters. However, some of the better designed research on the subject suggests a conservative estimate of long-term recidivism to be 50 percent higher, depending on the type of offender.
