The data shows 33 men and one woman were among the parolees. The median age of the parolees sentenced for property crimes was 38. The youngest parolee was a 21-year-old man sentenced in 2021, and the oldest was a 70-year-old man sentenced in 2022.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Luis Vega. He was convicted in 2005 when he was 22 years old. He is now 40.
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 fourth quarter of 2022 in each Illinois county.
| County | Total Number of Parolees | % Women | % Men | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook | 321 | 5.61% | 94.39% | 34 |
| Will | 34 | 2.94% | 976% | 37.5 |
| Winnebago | 31 | 12.9% | 87.1% | 36 |
| St. Clair | 22 | 99% | 90.91% | 33.5 |
| Kane | 21 | 4.76% | 95.24% | 37 |
| Sangamon | 20 | 5% | 95% | 42.5 |
| Macon | 17 | 5.88% | 94.12% | 40 |
| Madison | 17 | 29.41% | 70.59% | 34 |
| Peoria | 16 | 6.25% | 93.75% | 35 |
| Lake | 14 | 7.14% | 92.86% | 38 |
| Mclean | 14 | 14.29% | 85.71% | 32.5 |
| Tazewell | 12 | 16.67% | 83.33% | 35 |
| Kankakee | 10 | 10% | 90% | 34.5 |
| Champaign | 9 | 11.11% | 88.89% | 32 |
| Dupage | 9 | 0% | 100% | 30 |
| Marion | 7 | 14.29% | 85.71% | 36 |
| Mchenry | 7 | 14.29% | 85.71% | 31 |
| Rock Island | 6 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Saline | 6 | 0% | 100% | 29 |
| Vermilion | 6 | 0% | 100% | 31.5 |
| Adams | 5 | 20% | 80% | 44 |
| Coles | 5 | 0% | 100% | 35 |
| Franklin | 5 | 20% | 80% | 40 |
| Jefferson | 5 | 40% | 60% | 26 |
| Livingston | 5 | 20% | 80% | 33 |
| Boone | 4 | 25% | 75% | 26.5 |
| Dekalb | 4 | 25% | 75% | 28.5 |
| Greene | 4 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Kendall | 4 | 25% | 75% | 45 |
| Alexander | 3 | 0% | 100% | 45 |
| Bureau | 3 | 0% | 100% | 38 |
| Christian | 3 | 0% | 100% | 40 |
| Montgomery | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 24 |
| Pike | 3 | 33.33% | 66.67% | 34 |
| Randolph | 3 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| Douglas | 2 | 0% | 100% | 45.5 |
| Henry | 2 | 0% | 100% | 29.5 |
| Jackson | 2 | 0% | 100% | 34 |
| Jo Daviess | 2 | 50% | 50% | 41 |
| Lasalle | 2 | 0% | 100% | 32.5 |
| Lawrence | 2 | 50% | 50% | 30.5 |
| Logan | 2 | 50% | 50% | 40 |
| Macoupin | 2 | 0% | 100% | 38 |
| Menard | 2 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Morgan | 2 | 0% | 100% | 34 |
| Piatt | 2 | 50% | 50% | 49 |
| Pulaski | 2 | 0% | 100% | 37.5 |
| Schuyler | 2 | 0% | 100% | 41 |
| Whiteside | 2 | 0% | 100% | 42 |
| Clinton | 1 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Crawford | 1 | 0% | 100% | 34 |
| Edgar | 1 | 0% | 100% | 32 |
| Effingham | 1 | 0% | 100% | 21 |
| Fayette | 1 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Ford | 1 | 0% | 100% | 28 |
| Fulton | 1 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Hancock | 1 | 0% | 100% | 37 |
| Hardin | 1 | 0% | 100% | 26 |
| Iroquois | 1 | 0% | 100% | 50 |
| Johnson | 1 | 0% | 100% | 33 |
| Knox | 1 | 100% | 0% | 21 |
| Massac | 1 | 0% | 100% | 54 |
| Mcdonough | 1 | 0% | 100% | 28 |
| Pope | 1 | 0% | 100% | 27 |
| Putnam | 1 | 0% | 100% | 63 |
| Richland | 1 | 0% | 100% | 29 |
| Shelby | 1 | 0% | 100% | 51 |
| Stephenson | 1 | 100% | 0% | 30 |
| Williamson | 1 | 0% | 100% | 31 |
| Woodford | 1 | 0% | 100% | 28 |
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