The first section presents statistics on convictions and sentencing for sexual violation offenses; the information covers the age and gender of victims of offenses which resulted in a conviction. The second section examines offenders released from prison between 1979 and 1981 and between 1984 and 1986 after serving a sentence for rape. Because both groups of inmates were followed up for a minimum of five years after their release, recidivism statistics were compared. To provide a more recent picture of offenders convicted of violent sexual offenses, the final section of this report presents information collected as part of a 1991 prison census. While the focus is primarily on rapists, the statistics also cover offenders who were imprisoned for unlawful sexual connection and attempted sexual violation. 23 tables and 4 appendixes