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July-Dec. 2018 Recap: Parolees in Rock Island convicted of crimes involving weapons

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There were five offenders convicted of crimes involving weapons released on parole in Rock Island during the second half of 2018, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Rock Island Today.

The data shows that five men were among the parolees. The median age of the parolees sentenced for crimes involving weapons was 32. The youngest parolee was a 27-year-old man sentenced in 2012, and the oldest was a 36-year-old man sentenced in 2013.

The offender who was incarcerated the longest was David Walker. He was convicted of a crime involving one or more weapons in 2012 when he was 20 years old. He is now 27.

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 second half of 2018 who were convicted of crimes involving weapons.

Prisoners convicted of crimes involving weapons paroled in July-Dec. 2018

CityTotal # of Parolees% Women% MenMedian Age
Chicago7862.3%97.7%30
Rockford362.8%97.2%31
Chicago Heights310%100%30
Joliet280%100%29
Peoria283.6%96.4%31
Decatur240%100%31
Riverdale230%100%35
Kankakee220%100%30
Springfield224.6%95.5%30
Calumet City200%100%31
East Saint Louis200%100%31
Danville170%100%32
Aurora160%100%30
Maywood150%100%30
Harvey150%100%30
Dolton140%100%30
Waukegan130%100%28
Champaign130%100%28
Berwyn90%100%32
Bellwood90%100%30
Granite City90%100%37
Freeport90%100%30
Alton714.3%85.7%32
Bloomington70%100%32
Lansing70%100%37
Blue Island70%100%29
Country Club Hills616.7%83.3%28
North Chicago60%100%29
Urbana60%100%33
Oak Lawn60%100%32
Bolingbrook60%100%32
South Holland60%100%27
Marion616.7%83.3%30
Cicero50%100%25
Pekin520%80%35
Rock Island50%100%32
Elgin50%100%32
Plainfield50%100%33
Park Forest40%100%32
Markham40%100%29
Evergreen Park40%100%41
Matteson40%100%30
Richton Park40%100%28
Mount Vernon425%75%36
Galesburg40%100%37
Zion40%100%30
Wheeling40%100%23
Pontiac40%100%28
Crete30%100%27
Evanston30%100%29

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