Sex Offenders: Shocking Statistics Everyone Should Know
There is no doubt that we live in a heinous and troubled world, but perhaps nothing is
more so than the act of sexual predation against children.
It is a revolting fact to process,
but nearly 750,000...
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Sex Offenders: Shocking Statistics Everyone Should Know
There is no doubt that we live in a heinous and troubled world, but perhaps nothing is
more so than the act of sexual predation against children.
It is a revolting fact to process,
but nearly 750,000 registered sex offenders are accounted for in the United States, and an
additional 265,000 remain under the supervision of corrections agencies.
Even more alarming? 70 per cent of these sex offenders will go on to commit a nonsexual crime after released from jail, and anywhere between 2.
7 per cent to 5.
3 per cent
of released sex offenders will commit another sexually-based offense.
On average, 93 per cent of boys and 80 per cent of girls are sexually-molested by
someone they know.
Perhaps the most heartbreaking fact lies in the 30 per cent of
victimized children who grow up to become sexual abusers, themselves.
43 per cent of sexual assaults occur between the hours of six pm and midnight, and 60 per
cent of second offenses actu
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