Pretty bad when the very first sentence of the OP is a lie.
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With a 3.5% re-offense rate, sex offenders have the 2nd LOWEST re-offense rate other than murderers.
"A large study of recidivism looked at the rate of reoffending in 9,691 male sex offenders. There was an overall 5.3% recidivism rate.
About 3.5% were convicted of a subsequent sex crime, and 24% were convicted of a different kind of offense during that time. A little more than 38% returned to prison within three years because of a new crime or violating a condition of their release. Additionally, 17.1% were re-arrested for a violent crime, and 43% were arrested for another offense."
On the other hand, drug offenders reoffended in the 60+ percentile.