The data shows that both of the released offenders in Crete were men. The younger parolee was a 22-year-old man sentenced in 2017. The other was a 30-year-old man sentenced in 2017.
The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Malik Erkins. He was convicted of a crime involving one or more weapons in 2017 when he was 21 years old. He is now 22.
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 2018 who were convicted of crimes involving weapons.
Prisoners convicted of crimes involving weapons paroled in Q4 2018
City
Total # of Parolees
% Women
% Men
Median Age
Chicago
411
2.4%
97.6%
30
Chicago Heights
17
0%
100%
27
Rockford
15
6.7%
93.3%
30
Decatur
14
0%
100%
32
Joliet
14
0%
100%
28
Riverdale
13
0%
100%
32
Kankakee
13
0%
100%
30
Calumet City
12
0%
100%
29
Peoria
12
0%
100%
33
Springfield
11
0%
100%
32
Maywood
9
0%
100%
33
East Saint Louis
9
0%
100%
32
Danville
8
0%
100%
31
Dolton
8
0%
100%
29
Harvey
8
0%
100%
32
Freeport
7
0%
100%
30
Champaign
7
0%
100%
27
Bellwood
7
0%
100%
31
Berwyn
7
0%
100%
35
Granite City
6
0%
100%
31
Marion
6
16.7%
83.3%
30
Aurora
6
0%
100%
29
Waukegan
5
0%
100%
27
Alton
5
0%
100%
35
Country Club Hills
4
0%
100%
24
Cicero
4
0%
100%
26
Oak Lawn
4
0%
100%
34
Bloomington
4
0%
100%
34
North Chicago
4
0%
100%
29
Rock Island
4
0%
100%
32
Romeoville
3
33.3%
66.7%
27
Evanston
3
0%
100%
29
Richton Park
3
0%
100%
30
Evergreen Park
3
0%
100%
43
Matteson
3
0%
100%
32
Park Forest
3
0%
100%
32
Lansing
3
0%
100%
37
Elgin
3
0%
100%
30
Blue Island
3
0%
100%
25
Gurnee
2
0%
100%
29
Galesburg
2
0%
100%
37
Oak Park
2
0%
100%
33
Melrose Park
2
0%
100%
29
Glenwood
2
0%
100%
24
Normal
2
0%
100%
34
Quincy
2
50%
50%
29
Plainfield
2
0%
100%
36
Marshall
2
0%
100%
36
Mount Vernon
2
0%
100%
34
Markham
2
0%
100%
34
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