The data shows two men and one woman were among the parolees. The median age of the parolees sentenced for property crimes was 28. The youngest parolee was a 25-year-old man sentenced in 2021, and the oldest was a 47-year-old woman sentenced in 2020.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Richard L. Thomas. He was convicted in 2019 when he was 24 years old. He is now 28.
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 following table shows how many offenders convicted of property crimes were paroled during the third quarter of 2021 in each Illinois county.
| County | Total Number of Parolees | % Women | % Men | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook | 427 | 5.39% | 94.61% | 36 |
| Peoria | 35 | 5.71% | 94.29% | 32 |
| Will | 27 | 3.7% | 96.3% | 41 |
| Macon | 24 | 25% | 75% | 40.5 |
| Madison | 24 | 12.5% | 87.5% | 36 |
| St. Clair | 24 | 4.17% | 95.83% | 34 |
| Winnebago | 23 | 134% | 86.96% | 34 |
| Lake | 22 | 99% | 90.91% | 29.5 |
| Kane | 21 | 4.76% | 95.24% | 36 |
| Dupage | 20 | 5% | 95% | 32.5 |
| Sangamon | 18 | 5.56% | 94.44% | 34 |
| Tazewell | 13 | 238% | 76.92% | 36 |
| Mchenry | 11 | 99% | 90.91% | 51 |
| Vermilion | 11 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Champaign | 10 | 0% | 100% | 46 |
| Knox | 9 | 22.22% | 77.78% | 38 |
| Marion | 8 | 12.5% | 87.5% | 39 |
| Kankakee | 7 | 14.29% | 85.71% | 32 |
| Rock Island | 7 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| Williamson | 7 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| Adams | 6 | 16.67% | 83.33% | 36 |
| Coles | 6 | 0% | 100% | 30.5 |
| Dekalb | 6 | 16.67% | 83.33% | 35.5 |
| Lasalle | 6 | 16.67% | 83.33% | 40.5 |
| Mclean | 6 | 0% | 100% | 31.5 |
| Stephenson | 6 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
| Effingham | 5 | 20% | 80% | 40 |
| Franklin | 5 | 20% | 80% | 38 |
| Henry | 5 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Kendall | 4 | 0% | 100% | 34.5 |
| White | 4 | 25% | 75% | 37 |
| Whiteside | 4 | 25% | 75% | 39 |
| Christian | 3 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Clark | 3 | 0% | 100% | 44 |
| Iroquois | 3 | 0% | 100% | 34 |
| Jackson | 3 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Livingston | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 38 |
| Logan | 3 | 0% | 100% | 42 |
| Marshall | 3 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| Montgomery | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 28 |
| Pulaski | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 41 |
| Randolph | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 50 |
| Washington | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 39 |
| Woodford | 3 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| Bond | 2 | 50% | 50% | 44 |
| Boone | 2 | 50% | 50% | 50.5 |
| Cumberland | 2 | 50% | 50% | 39.5 |
| Dewitt | 2 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Douglas | 2 | 0% | 100% | 46.5 |
| Edwards | 2 | 0% | 100% | 32.5 |
| Fayette | 2 | 0% | 100% | 49.5 |
| Jefferson | 2 | 0% | 100% | 40.5 |
| Jersey | 2 | 0% | 100% | 32.5 |
| Moultrie | 2 | 0% | 100% | 52.5 |
| Ogle | 2 | 0% | 100% | 36.5 |
| Shelby | 2 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| Wayne | 2 | 0% | 100% | 34.5 |
| Alexander | 1 | 0% | 100% | 30 |
| Bureau | 1 | 0% | 100% | 43 |
| Cass | 1 | 0% | 100% | 53 |
| Crawford | 1 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| Ford | 1 | 0% | 100% | 46 |
| Fulton | 1 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Greene | 1 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
| Lee | 1 | 0% | 100% | 43 |
| Macoupin | 1 | 100% | 0% | 32 |
| Morgan | 1 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| Perry | 1 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| Saline | 1 | 0% | 100% | 56 |
| Scott | 1 | 0% | 100% | 34 |
| Wabash | 1 | 0% | 100% | 25 |
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