Study- Suspects Simply Released Without a Surety Bond Have Twice the Felony Rearrests, Three Times The Violent Crimes Rearrests

 


Bail Reform is based upon an assumption that we hear all the time that people do not need a private surety bondsman because they will appear for court anyway.   A new study demonstrates that this is simply not true.

Zero-dollar bail: It's a controversial topic. Last year, a local study from the Yolo County DA's office found 70% of suspects released on zero-dollar bail, reoffended. But were they "more likely" to re-offend? An updated study indicates the answer is yes. 

A progressive district attorney conducted a study indicating that people are more likely to commit additional crime if they were simply released.  The original study was criticized because there was no data for individuals released on surety bonds for a comparison.  Now this data has been compiled and the study has been updated.  The new study compared the rearrest rate of suspects who were released without posting bail in Yolo County, to those who had to post surety bail. The data show suspects released on zero-dollar bail were twice as likely to be rearrested for felonies and three times as likely to be rearrested for violent crimes compared to those who had to post surety bail.

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Important points from the study-
  • In the study, individuals released on zero bail were subsequently rearrested for 163% more crimes than individuals released on bail (90% more felony crimes than those released on surety bail and 123% more misdemeanors crimes than those released on surety bail).
  • The average recidivism rate for those released on zero bail was 78%.
  • The reoffend rate for individuals released on zero bail was 70% higher than arrestees who posted surety bail.
  • Individuals released on non-surety bail wery rearrested more than once in eighteen months 148% more often than those released on surety bail.
  • Non-surety bail releasees committed new violent offenses 200% more often than those who posted surety bail.

Related:

Podcast-  Why is the Private Surety Bail System so Effective?  CLICK HERE.

Podcast-  What the Heck Do Bondsmen Do? CLICK HERE.

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