The statistics showed that the number of offenders released on life license have fallen from over 100 a year in 1982 to about 65 a year between 1984 and 1989. The 2-year reconviction rate of life licensees is stable at 2 percent for a violent offense and 10 percent for standard list offenses. This is a much lower rate than that for all adult male ex-offenders. Reconviction rates for life licensees originally convicted of homicide were lower than for other offenses; rates for offenders with previous convictions were twice those for offenders with no previous convictions. There were 134 restricted offenders in 1989 compared with 90 a year in 1986 to 1988. While the 2-year reconviction rate of restricted offenders was stable for grave offenses, it fluctuated from between 19 percent in 1980 and 3 percent in 1987 for standard list offenses. Reconviction rates were higher for restricted offenders from special hospitals than for those from other hospitals. They were also higher for offenders with a psychopathic disorder than for those with mental impairments or other mental illnesses. 6 tables, 12 notes, and 1 appendix