Click on the Family Watchdog icon to put in your address to see where registered sexual offenders live in your community and neighborhood. The following statistics were taken from the Family Watchdog website:
- 90% of all sexual assaults against children are committed by someone whom the victim knew. *
- The typical sexual predator will assault 30 - 60 times before being caught. **
- The re-arrest rate for convicted child molesters is 52%. ***
- We aim to reduce these percentages by ensuring that all sexual predators are known.
*Russell, D.E.H. and Bolen, R.M., 2000. The Epidemic of Rape and Child Sexual Abuse in the United States. Newbury Park, California: Sage Publications.
** Snyder, H.N., U. S. Department of Justice Statistics, 2000. Sexual Assault of Young Children as Reported to Law Enforcement: Victim, Incident, and Offender Characteristics.
*** Center for Sex Offender Management, (2001). Recidivism of Sex Offenders, Full Report and Statistics. |