Sangamon Sun

There was an offender convicted of a crime against a person released on parole in Petersburg during the first half of 2019, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Sangamon Sun.

The data shows that the released offender was a man. He was convicted in 2019 when he was 24.

Under state law, paroled offenders are still in legal custody of the IDOC, meaning they can be taken back to a correctional center at any time if the state has probable cause or a warrant.

The table below shows the 50 cities in Illinois with the most paroled offenders during the first half of 2019 who were convicted of crimes against persons.

Prisoners convicted of crimes against persons paroled in Jan.-June 2019

City	Total # of Parolees	% Women	% Men	Median Age
Chicago	303	7.3%	92.7%	35
Rockford	71	5.6%	94.4%	37
Peoria	34	8.8%	91.2%	33
Decatur	30	10%	90%	38
Joliet	24	4.2%	95.8%	37
Springfield	21	14.3%	85.7%	37
Kankakee	18	0%	100%	34
East Saint Louis	13	7.7%	92.3%	35
Quincy	13	0%	100%	35
Elgin	12	0%	100%	35
Champaign	12	8.3%	91.7%	41
Waukegan	12	0%	100%	38
Alton	12	8.3%	91.7%	46
Danville	11	9.1%	90.9%	36
Harvey	9	11.1%	88.9%	39
Bloomington	9	11.1%	88.9%	39
Aurora	9	11.1%	88.9%	35
Centralia	9	11.1%	88.9%	31
Pekin	8	0%	100%	32
Edwardsville	8	0%	100%	35
Urbana	8	0%	100%	31
Calumet City	7	0%	100%	38
Freeport	7	14.3%	85.7%	37
Lincoln	7	28.6%	71.4%	40
North Chicago	7	28.6%	71.4%	42
Mattoon	6	0%	100%	34
Normal	6	0%	100%	31
Belvidere	6	0%	100%	34
Round Lake	6	0%	100%	36
Cicero	6	0%	100%	29
Morris	6	33.3%	66.7%	37
Granite City	6	0%	100%	36
Dolton	5	0%	100%	37
Chicago Heights	5	20%	80%	30
Dekalb	5	40%	60%	37
Des Plaines	4	25%	75%	38
Marion	4	0%	100%	30
Mchenry	4	25%	75%	33
Wood River	4	0%	100%	40
Lansing	4	25%	75%	34
Oak Lawn	4	0%	100%	39
Rock Island	4	25%	75%	31
Berwyn	3	0%	100%	28
Maywood	3	0%	100%	25
Park Forest	3	0%	100%	39
Carbondale	3	0%	100%	31
Streator	3	0%	100%	40
Elmwood Park	3	0%	100%	33
Crest Hill	3	0%	100%	42
Blue Island	3	33.3%	66.7%	49