Recidivism 2000 - Current Annual Corrections

The DOC defines rearrest as: “the first instance of arrest after the individual is released from the custody of the DOC.” The DOC defines reincarceration as: “the first instance of returning to the custody of the DOC after the individual is released from the DOC.” The DOC defines overall recidivism as: “the first instance of any type of rearrest or reincarceration after the individual is released from the DOC.” - The 3-year rearrest rates have been consistently higher than the 3-year reincarceration rates. - The overall recidivism rates have remained relatively stable. - From 2000 to 2013, rearrest rates appear to grow consistently before trending downward in recent years (e.g. 3-year rate has been below 50.0% in 4 of the last 5 years). - The 2013 3-year reincarceration rate was down slightly at 43.7%, still lower than all the 3-year rates prior to 2008. - The 2013 3-year overall recidivism rate dropped to 60.9%.

This was the second lowest overall recidivism rate in the past 13 years (with 2011 being lowest at 59.9%) - The 2015 1-year rates were all up slightly. These statistics are based on a cohort of inmates.