51% of criminals reoffend, says CSO

Six out of 10 criminals imprisoned for burglary, kidnapping, and assaults reoffended within three years of being released.

New research shows that while overall recidivism rates fell from 55% for offenders released in 2007 to 51% for 2008 convicts, reoffending rates rose in a quarter of the categories.

And although reoffending dropped among both male and female convicts overall, it increased among females aged 36 to 60.