The data shows that both of the released offenders in Niota were men. The younger parolee was a 25-year-old man sentenced in 2016. The other was a 37-year-old man sentenced in 2018.
The offender who had been incarcerated the longest was Blaike W. Umbarger. He was convicted in 2016 when he was 22 years old. He is now 25.
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 the second quarter.
| City | Counties | Total Q2 Parolees | % convicted for sex crimes | % convicted for homicide | % convicted for drug-related crimes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | Cook | 1,558 | 1.2% | 3% | 27.3% |
| Rockford | Winnebago | 160 | 1.3% | 1.3% | 18.8% |
| Decatur | Macon | 90 | 1.1% | 0% | 18.9% |
| Peoria | Peoria | 88 | 2.3% | 1.1% | 18.2% |
| Springfield | Sangamon | 79 | 0% | 2.5% | 27.9% |
| Kankakee | Kankakee | 75 | 5.3% | 1.3% | 30.7% |
| Joliet | Will | 66 | 3% | 1.5% | 24.2% |
| Aurora | Kane, DuPage | 52 | 0% | 5.8% | 15.4% |
| Danville | Vermilion | 44 | 6.8% | 2.3% | 36.4% |
| Waukegan | Lake | 43 | 0% | 9.3% | 11.6% |
| East Saint Louis | St. Clair | 41 | 0% | 4.9% | 14.6% |
| Bloomington | McLean | 36 | 2.8% | 0% | 47.2% |
| Elgin | Cook, Kane | 35 | 0% | 5.7% | 22.9% |
| Harvey | Cook | 33 | 0% | 0% | 21.2% |
| Chicago Heights | Cook | 30 | 0% | 0% | 26.7% |
| Calumet City | Cook | 29 | 0% | 10.3% | 17.2% |
| Broadview | Cook | 28 | 32.1% | 3.6% | 14.3% |
| Riverdale | Cook | 28 | 0% | 0% | 21.4% |
| Dolton | Cook | 26 | 3.9% | 0% | 26.9% |
| Blue Island | Cook | 25 | 0% | 0% | 28% |
| Champaign | Champaign | 25 | 8% | 8% | 12% |
| Cicero | Cook | 22 | 0% | 0% | 4.6% |
| Quincy | Adams | 22 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Alton | Madison | 19 | 10.5% | 0% | 31.6% |
| Granite City | Madison | 19 | 5.3% | 5.3% | 21.1% |
| Maywood | Cook | 19 | 5.3% | 5.3% | 36.8% |
| Pekin | Tazewell | 19 | 0% | 0% | 52.6% |
| Galesburg | Knox | 18 | 0% | 0% | 33.3% |
| Mount Vernon | Jefferson | 18 | 5.6% | 5.6% | 44.4% |
| Hazel Crest | Cook | 17 | 0% | 11.8% | 11.8% |
| Urbana | Champaign | 16 | 0% | 0% | 31.3% |
| Belleville | St. Clair | 15 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| Centralia | Marion | 15 | 6.7% | 0% | 20% |
| Rock Island | Rock Island | 15 | 0% | 0% | 46.7% |
| Round Lake | Lake | 15 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| Zion | Lake | 15 | 0% | 0% | 26.7% |
| Bellwood | Cook | 14 | 0% | 14.3% | 21.4% |
| Berwyn | Cook | 14 | 0% | 0% | 21.4% |
| Dekalb | DeKalb | 14 | 0% | 0% | 28.6% |
| East Peoria | Tazewell | 14 | 0% | 7.1% | 21.4% |
| Freeport | Stephenson | 14 | 0% | 0% | 14.3% |
| Lansing | Cook | 14 | 0% | 0% | 28.6% |
| Charleston | Coles | 13 | 0% | 0% | 53.9% |
| East Moline | Rock Island | 13 | 7.7% | 0% | 30.8% |
| Jacksonville | Morgan | 13 | 0% | 7.7% | 53.9% |
| North Chicago | Lake | 13 | 7.7% | 7.7% | 15.4% |
| Harrisburg | Saline | 12 | 0% | 0% | 33.3% |
| Melrose Park | Cook | 12 | 0% | 0% | 8.3% |
| Belvidere | Boone | 11 | 0% | 0% | 27.3% |
| Collinsville | Madison | 11 | 0% | 0% | 9.1% |
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