California Felony Reconviction Rates Dropped From 30% In 2011 To 22% In 2015

California’s felony reconviction rate dropped from 30% in October 2011 to 22% in October 2015. The rearrest rate for any offense for felony offenders within two years declined from 68% to 66%, and the felony rearrest rate declined from 56% to 53%. The two-year reconviction rate for any offense dropped from 41% to 35%.

These findings were reported in “Recidivism of Felony Offenders in California” by Mia Bird, Justin Goss, and Viet Nguyen with the Public Policy Institute of California. The researchers analyzed data on recidivism rates for all types of felony offenders from 12 counties that represent . . .