11. Retsidiivsus Eestis - Justiitsministeerium

RETSIDIIVSUS EESTIS 2010
3. RECIDIVISM OF CONVICTED OFFENDERS
RETSIDIIVSUS EESTIS 2010
of court judgements is in which age group is the recidivism the highest for men
and women. While due to the bigger representation of men the overall ratio
diagram of age and recidivism is similar to the recidivism diagram of men,
then in case of women it becomes evident that, just like in case of terminated
proceedings, women belonging to the 27-35 age group commit most criminal
offences after conviction – from convicted offenders every fourth women of
that age will commit a new criminal within a year. The lowest recidivism rate
of women occurred in the 45–53 age group (4%).
Figure 20. The proportion of people who committed a new criminal offence
within 12 months after a judgement of conviction had been rendered with respect
to them by mother tongue and age groups
Figure 19. The proportion of people who committed a new criminal offence
within 12 months after a judgement of conviction had been rendered with respect
to them by sex and age groups
By criminal offender’s mother tongue the recidivism rate for Estonian-speaking
people was 22%, however, for Russian-speaking higher by 5 percentage points
– 27%. As became apparent, differences occur also in the age group recidivism
of Russian-speaking and Estonian-speaking people. If in case of Estonians
the recidivism decreases with increasing age, then in case Russians speaking
women it has remained on the same level for more than 20 years. However,
there are no essential differences in the recidivism rate of people older than
45 years.
By mother tongue the difference in the recidivism rate of women was bigger
than in case of men. While 27% of Russian-speaking men and 22% of Estonian-speaking
men committed a new criminal offence within a year, the
difference in case of women was 11 percentage points, thus the recidivism rate
of Russian-speaking women was 21% and 10% in case of Estonian-speaking
women.
By courts the recidivism rate was the highest in case of the Viru County
Court judgements – 28% of offenders convicted in the Viru County Court
committed a new criminal offence within 12 months. A somewhat lower
recidivism rate characterized the judgements of the Pärnu and Harju County
Courts, in their case the recidivism rate was respectively 25% and 24%. The
lowest recidivism rate was just like in case of terminated proceedings in the
Southern District (20%). By courthouses the Haapsalu Courthouse in Kärdla,
the Jõgeva Courthouse and the Tartu Courthouse with the lowest recidivism
rate stood out.
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