South Central Reporter

There was an offender convicted of a crime against a person released on parole in Saint Elmo during the fourth quarter, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the South Central Reporter.

The data shows that the released offender was a man. He was convicted in 2019 when he was 52.

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 Q4 2019 who were convicted of crimes against persons.

Prisoners convicted of crimes against persons paroled in Q4 2019

City	Total # of Parolees	% Women	% Men	Median Age
Chicago	183	9.8%	90.2%	37
Rockford	32	6.3%	93.8%	38
Kankakee	16	0%	100%	29
Springfield	14	21.4%	78.6%	39
Peoria	14	0%	100%	35
Decatur	13	7.7%	92.3%	34
Joliet	12	8.3%	91.7%	42
Champaign	9	33.3%	66.7%	32
Waukegan	8	0%	100%	32
East Saint Louis	8	12.5%	87.5%	35
Calumet City	7	0%	100%	32
Chicago Heights	7	28.6%	71.4%	39
Quincy	6	16.7%	83.3%	32
Freeport	5	0%	100%	42
Urbana	5	0%	100%	29
Danville	5	40%	60%	38
Aurora	5	0%	100%	39
Bloomington	4	25%	75%	38
Dixon	4	0%	100%	37
Ottawa	4	0%	100%	39
Saint Charles	4	0%	100%	28
Dolton	4	0%	100%	30
Alton	4	0%	100%	35
Robbins	4	0%	100%	40
Bolingbrook	4	0%	100%	29
North Chicago	4	25%	75%	32
Harvey	3	33.3%	66.7%	45
Mattoon	3	0%	100%	34
East Peoria	3	0%	100%	32
Riverdale	3	0%	100%	27
Blue Island	3	0%	100%	28
Galesburg	3	0%	100%	28
Rock Island	3	0%	100%	33
Berwyn	3	0%	100%	30
Pekin	3	0%	100%	36
Lansing	3	0%	100%	33
Oak Lawn	2	50%	50%	39
Maywood	2	0%	100%	35
Crystal Lake	2	0%	100%	34
Mchenry	2	0%	100%	36
Granite City	2	50%	50%	44
Bradley	2	50%	50%	29
Paris	2	0%	100%	34
Bellwood	2	0%	100%	28
Markham	2	0%	100%	35
Greenville	2	0%	100%	44
Marion	2	50%	50%	28
Centralia	2	0%	100%	35
Round Lake	2	0%	100%	44
Pontiac	2	0%	100%	29