| Statistic Verification |
| Source: NCMEC, Prevent Abuse Now, Criminal Justice Agency |
| Date of Research: 4.19.2013 |
| What classifies someone as a sex offender varies by legal jurisdiction and culture. In the U.S. a person can convicted for prostitution, obscene content in the form of a text message, sex with a minor, child molestation, rape and various other sexual assault convictions. |
| Sex Offender Statistics | |
| Total number of registered sex offenders nationwide in the U.S. | 747,408 |
| Total number of sex offenders under supervision of a corrections agencies | 265,000 |
| Percent of sex offenders that will commit another sex crime after being released from jail | 2.7 % |
| Percent of sex offenders that will commit a crime (non-sexual) after release from jail | 70 % |
| Percent of sexually molested boys who are molested by someone they knew | 93 % |
| Percent of sexually molested girls who are molested by someone they knew | 80 % |
| Percent of second offenses that occur while living in a supervised community | 60 % |
| Average re-conviction rate for a child molester | 20 % |
| Average re-conviction rate for rapists | 19% |
| Percent of children who are sexually abused that will become sexually abusive later in life | 30% |
| Average annual cost to incarcerate a sex offender | $22,000 |
| Percent of sexual assaults that occur between 6:00pm and 12:00am | 43% |
| Average number of years a sex offender serves of an 8 year sentence | 3.5 years |
| States with highest rate of sex offenders | Rate / 100,000 |
| Delaware | 517 |
| Oregon | 473 |
| Vermont | 468 |
| Michigan | 403 |
| Arkansas | 396 |
| Wisconsin | 391 |
| Minnesota | 316 |
| Florida | 311 |
| States with lowest rate of sex offenders | Rate / 100,000 |
| Pennsylvania | 94 |
| Maryland | 136 |
| New Mexico | 140 |
| Rhode Island | 146 |
| North Carolina | 149 |
| Connecticut | 152 |
| Washington D.C. | 160 |
| New Jersey | 164 |
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