The data shows that eight men were among the parolees. The median age of the parolees sentenced for crimes involving weapons was 26. The youngest parolee was a 20-year-old man sentenced in 2018, and the oldest was a 35-year-old man sentenced in 2013.
The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Peter Hernandez. He was convicted of a crime involving one or more weapons in 2011 when he was 19 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 table below shows the 50 cities in Illinois with the most paroled offenders in 2019 who were convicted of crimes involving weapons.
Prisoners convicted of crimes involving weapons paroled in 2019
| City | Total # of Parolees | % Women | % Men | Median Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | 1,559 | 2.3% | 97.7% | 31 |
| Rockford | 82 | 1.2% | 98.8% | 30 |
| Joliet | 70 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| Peoria | 62 | 0% | 100% | 29 |
| Springfield | 55 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
| Harvey | 43 | 4.7% | 95.3% | 32 |
| Decatur | 42 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| Riverdale | 38 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| Dolton | 36 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Chicago Heights | 36 | 2.8% | 97.2% | 34 |
| Waukegan | 33 | 0% | 100% | 29 |
| East Saint Louis | 31 | 3.2% | 96.8% | 35 |
| Danville | 30 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
| Calumet City | 27 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| Blue Island | 27 | 3.7% | 96.3% | 31 |
| Maywood | 25 | 4% | 96% | 33 |
| Kankakee | 24 | 0% | 100% | 28 |
| Aurora | 23 | 8.7% | 91.3% | 30 |
| Champaign | 20 | 5% | 95% | 30 |
| Bloomington | 19 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Cicero | 18 | 0% | 100% | 34 |
| Belleville | 14 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Lansing | 14 | 7.1% | 92.9% | 30 |
| Park Forest | 14 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
| Richton Park | 13 | 0% | 100% | 30 |
| Bellwood | 13 | 0% | 100% | 30 |
| Hazel Crest | 12 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
| Markham | 12 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
| Bolingbrook | 11 | 0% | 100% | 34 |
| Carbondale | 11 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
| Freeport | 11 | 0% | 100% | 29 |
| Marion | 10 | 10% | 90% | 34 |
| South Holland | 10 | 0% | 100% | 29 |
| Berwyn | 10 | 0% | 100% | 29 |
| Oak Lawn | 10 | 0% | 100% | 36 |
| Galesburg | 10 | 10% | 90% | 32 |
| Urbana | 9 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Melrose Park | 9 | 11.1% | 88.9% | 30 |
| Matteson | 9 | 11.1% | 88.9% | 27 |
| Elgin | 9 | 0% | 100% | 28 |
| Zion | 9 | 0% | 100% | 34 |
| Midlothian | 9 | 0% | 100% | 29 |
| Hillside | 8 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
| Belvidere | 8 | 0% | 100% | 27 |
| Tinley Park | 7 | 0% | 100% | 34 |
| Broadview | 7 | 14.3% | 85.7% | 29 |
| Saint Charles | 7 | 0% | 100% | 27 |
| Mount Vernon | 7 | 0% | 100% | 34 |
| North Chicago | 7 | 0% | 100% | 29 |
| Madison | 7 | 0% | 100% | 30 |
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