These charts only demonstrate whether the factors identified appear to have some influence over recidivism rates. They support certain findings of other studies that show, for example, that younger inmates recidivate sooner and at higher rates than older inmates do. This report suggests but does not conclude which factors have greater influence on recidivism rates than others for inmates released from Florida prisons. Click on the chart or table icon below for a larger image. Each chart shows the relationship between the factors and recidivism rates over time.
Actual recidivism rates each chart is based on appear in the associated table.
The table provides data for selected follow-up periods from six months to five years after prison release. For an explanation of how to interpret these charts see Recidivism Rate Curves . To see how two factors affect recidivism rates at the same time see Factor Tables for Standard Recidivism Rates . No upward or downward trend in recidivism rates appears for inmates released during each of the last five fiscal years. Rates for inmates released in Fiscal Year 1995-96 are somewhat higher than both earlier years and the more recent years.