FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTIONS OF STATIC-99 AND STATIC-99R SCORES IN SEVERAL RECENT UNITED STATES SAMPLES

The Static-99 and Static-99R are tools to facilitate assessment of sex-offender recidivism risk. This article has a modest goal: to make frequency data available to researchers. We present frequency data for samples of people assessed in relation to sexually violent predator acts in three states (Virginia, Florida, and Texas). No recidivism data are reported herein. Tables and graphs facilitate comparisons of Static99 to Static-99R scores for the same groups of subjects (Texas data) and sequential groups of subjects (Florida data). Additional comparisons are provided for relevant samples across states, and for Texas subjects at three different stages of the SVP assessment process. Comparisons to “norm” groups at www.static99.org are presented, with cautions not to use these data to guide which comparison group to choose for an individual risk assessment.