• Over the last 18 years, July has had the highest average number of shooting per month. These July shootings have accounted for, 11.67% of the average total number of shootings per year. This data comes from a dataset that is updated monthly. This dashboard includes the most recently available data (from October 2024). This was last updated Monday, February 24, 2025. More information can be found here.

• The 1st pie chart shows the percentage of criminals to return to jail due to a parole violation.

• The 2nd pie chart shows the top 5 crimes that are most likely to result in recidivism.

• The 1st bar graph shows the correlation between gender and recidivism within three years.

• The 2nd bar graph shows the correlation between education level and recidivism within three years.

• The 3rd bar graph shows the correlation between race and recidivism within three years.

• The first graph shows the number of prisoners released and return for each crime in New York State. The source for this data can be found here.

• The second graph shows the recidivism rate for different crimes committed in New York State.

• Lastly, the table shows the number of prisoners released, returned, and the rate of recidivism for each crime in New York State.

• In 2010, a comprehensive survey was conducted to assess the employment outcomes of individuals after their release from prison. The survey aimed to understand how various factors influenced the ability of ex-prisoners to secure stable employment and how their post-release experiences differed based on several key variables. The survey was conducted quarterly over a span of four years following the release of prisoners with a sample size of 51,500 individuals.The survey collected data on employment status, age, crime committed, length of conviction, salary, and type of job secured by participants after their release from prison. These variables helped assess the factors influencing employment outcomes and the challenges faced by ex-prisoners in securing stable work.

• Median quarterly earnings of persons in the study population who were employed during the quarter of release or the 16 quarters after release from federal prison in 2010, by demographic and criminal justice characteristics

• For reference regarding mean salaries after release, the mean salary for New York State is $51,979. This means that after release, regardless of their crime, individuals will likely be below the 50th percentile of earners in New York State.

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