do sex offenders have a high recidivism rate?
Discussion. Most sexual offenders do not re-offend sexually over time. ... In a recent U.S. study of 9,691 sex offenders, the sexual recidivism rate was only 5.3% after three years (Langan, Schmitt, & Durose, 2003). Not all sexual offenders, however, were equally likely to reoffend.