The data shows that the released offender in Witt was a man. He was convicted of crimes involving drugs in 2017, when he was 49. He is a veteran.
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 in the first quarter.
City
Counties
Total Q1 Parolees
% convicted for sex crimes
% convicted for homicide
% convicted for drug-related crimes
Chicago
Cook
1,656
0.9%
2.8%
27.3%
Rockford
Winnebago
144
1.4%
1.4%
23.6%
Peoria
Peoria
106
0%
0.9%
37.7%
Kankakee
Kankakee
105
9.5%
0.9%
26.7%
Joliet
Will
95
2.1%
1.1%
24.2%
Decatur
Macon
92
2.2%
3.3%
25%
Springfield
Sangamon
74
4%
2.7%
23%
East Saint Louis
St. Clair
46
0%
2.2%
26.1%
Aurora
Kane, Will, Dupage
41
0%
4.9%
31.7%
Chicago Heights
Cook
40
0%
5%
22.5%
Harvey
Cook
39
2.6%
2.6%
7.7%
Waukegan
Lake
37
0%
2.7%
21.6%
Bloomington
McLean
35
8.6%
0%
25.7%
Champaign
Champaign
35
0%
0%
28.6%
Elgin
Cook, Kane
34
0%
0%
32.4%
Danville
Vermilion
33
6.1%
3%
18.2%
Blue Island
Cook
32
0%
3.1%
15.6%
Marion
Williamson
31
0%
0%
29%
Calumet City
Cook
30
0%
13.3%
23.3%
Maywood
Cook
28
0%
3.6%
32.1%
Urbana
Champaign
25
0%
0%
32%
Quincy
Adams
25
4%
0%
36%
Dolton
Cook
25
0%
0%
20%
Cicero
Cook
24
0%
0%
41.7%
Granite City
Madison
22
4.5%
0%
31.8%
Riverdale
Cook
22
4.5%
4.5%
18.2%
Freeport
Stephenson
21
0%
0%
23.8%
Alton
Madison
21
0%
0%
23.8%
Belleville
St. Clair
21
9.5%
0%
28.6%
Berwyn
Cook
19
0%
5.3%
15.8%
Centralia
Marion
19
0%
0%
21.1%
Rock Island
Rock Island
18
0%
0%
44.4%
Bolingbrook
Will
15
0%
0%
46.7%
Normal
McLean
15
6.7%
0%
33.3%
Mount Vernon
Jefferson
14
0%
0%
28.6%
Galesburg
Knox
13
0%
0%
30.8%
Bellwood
Cook
13
0%
0%
38.5%
North Chicago
Lake
13
7.7%
7.7%
0%
Round Lake
Lake
12
0%
0%
25%
Lansing
Cook
12
0%
0%
16.7%
Lincoln
Logan
12
0%
0%
41.7%
Charleston
Coles
12
0%
0%
33.3%
Ottawa
La Salle
12
8.3%
0%
25%
Pekin
Tazewell
12
0%
0%
33.3%
Zion
Lake
11
0%
0%
54.5%
Mattoon
Coles
11
0%
0%
36.4%
Oak Lawn
Cook
11
0%
0%
18.2%
Des Plaines
Cook
11
0%
0%
18.2%
Bridgeview
Cook
10
10%
10%
10%
Park Forest
Cook
10
10%
0%
0%
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