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Q4 2019 Recap: Parolees in Melrose Park convicted of property crimes

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There were four offenders convicted of property crimes released on parole in Melrose Park during the fourth quarter, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the West Cook News.

The data shows that four men were among the parolees. The median age of the parolees sentenced for property crimes was 27. The youngest parolee was a 22-year-old man sentenced in 2018, and the oldest was a 39-year-old man sentenced in 2010.

The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Steven Garcia. He was convicted of a property crime in 2010 when he was 29 years old. He is now 39.

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 2019 who were convicted of property crimes.

Prisoners convicted of property crimes paroled in Q4 2019

CityTotal # of Parolees% Women% MenMedian Age
Chicago3398%92%38
Rockford2821.4%78.6%36
Peoria2321.7%78.3%35
Decatur2330.4%69.6%38
East Saint Louis219.5%90.5%34
Springfield205%95%39
Joliet1910.5%89.5%34
Harvey110%100%36
Blue Island922.2%77.8%43
Bloomington911.1%88.9%33
Urbana825%75%39
Aurora825%75%37
Waukegan80%100%41
Quincy825%75%33
Collinsville812.5%87.5%34
Galesburg714.3%85.7%33
Belleville714.3%85.7%36
Elgin714.3%85.7%31
Kankakee60%100%43
Zion633.3%66.7%36
Wheaton60%100%33
Champaign60%100%42
Dolton50%100%34
Marion50%100%34
East Moline50%100%38
Chicago Heights520%80%43
Calumet City520%80%38
Rantoul520%80%39
Granite City50%100%34
Danville520%80%46
Freeport50%100%39
Riverdale40%100%38
Harrisburg40%100%46
Palatine425%75%34
South Holland40%100%31
Lansing40%100%32
Morris40%100%37
Park Forest425%75%32
Melrose Park40%100%27
Loves Park425%75%37
La Salle30%100%29
Carlinville333.3%66.7%30
Maywood30%100%33
Sterling30%100%36
Markham30%100%28
Robinson30%100%32
Niles30%100%42
Evanston333.3%66.7%30
Watseka30%100%31
North Aurora333.3%66.7%40

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