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Tuesday, August 26, 2025

2019 Recap: Parolees in Wheaton convicted of property crimes

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There were 19 offenders convicted of property crimes released on parole in Wheaton during 2019, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the DuPage Policy Journal.

The data shows that 18 men and one woman were among the parolees. The median age of the parolees sentenced for property crimes was 32. The youngest parolee was a 21-year-old man sentenced in 2018, and the oldest was a 50-year-old man sentenced in 2018.

The offender who was incarcerated the longest was Deon Hampton. He was convicted of a property crime in 2015 when he was 24 years old. He is now 29.

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 property crimes.

Prisoners convicted of property crimes paroled in 2019

CityTotal # of Parolees% Women% MenMedian Age
Chicago1,2367.4%92.6%39
Rockford11915.1%84.9%37
Peoria8919.1%80.9%36
Decatur7917.7%82.3%36
Springfield746.8%93.2%38
Joliet6311.1%88.9%35
East Saint Louis4810.4%89.6%38
Waukegan414.9%95.1%37
Kankakee360%100%34
Aurora3520%80%37
Harvey323.1%96.9%40
Blue Island306.7%93.3%45
Champaign2817.9%82.1%39
Elgin2711.1%88.9%35
Danville2615.4%84.6%34
Bloomington2615.4%84.6%32
Belleville263.8%96.2%36
Granite City2516%84%36
Chicago Heights258%92%40
Collinsville219.5%90.5%33
Cicero214.8%95.2%37
Dolton210%100%35
Galesburg2010%90%34
Wheaton195.3%94.7%32
Marion195.3%94.7%38
Urbana1838.9%61.1%36
Calumet City1811.1%88.9%40
Mount Vernon1723.5%76.5%31
Riverdale170%100%36
Freeport150%100%38
Alton1513.3%86.7%35
Maywood156.7%93.3%36
Rock Island147.1%92.9%40
East Moline147.1%92.9%38
Pekin1315.4%84.6%34
Zion1216.7%83.3%33
Melrose Park120%100%32
Quincy1225%75%34
Rantoul128.3%91.7%35
Sterling1225%75%39
Broadview119.1%90.9%36
Berwyn1127.3%72.7%37
Murphysboro1127.3%72.7%38
Charleston1127.3%72.7%34
Centralia1118.2%81.8%36
Wood River1127.3%72.7%37
Mattoon110%100%34
Moline1136.4%63.6%39
North Chicago1010%90%39
Harrisburg1020%80%39

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