Statistics

	of child sexual abuse is committed by people the children know and trust—often family members and peers.
	of sexual assault against minors is committed by other MINORS. More than 200,000 people are on sex-offender registries for offenses committed when they were children.
	of registrants in a DOJ mega-study were convicted for a new offense after 3 years, the LOWEST REOFFENSE RATE of all categories of crime except for murder.
	of evidence supports the effectiveness of registries. They do NOT make communities safer; some studies show they actually make communities less safe.
	or more of new sexual crime is committed by persons NOT on a registry–meaning they have not previously been charged and convicted with a sex offense,

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Most states have studied sexual offense recidivism. This chart shows when each study was done, how recidivism was measured, and the length of time after release that the measurement was done.

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