| List of cities in Illinois Chicago Rockford Aurora Naperville Peoria Springfield Joliet Elgin Waukegan Cicero Decatur Arlington Heights Schaumburg Evanston Champaign Palatine Bloomington Skokie Des Plaines Bolingbrook Mount Prospect Wheaton Oak Lawn Berwyn Oak Park Orland Park Hoffman Estates Downers Grove Tinley Park Normal Moline Buffalo Grove Elmhurst Lombard Glenview Belleville Carol Stream Quincy Rock Island Calumet City DeKalb Hanover Park Crystal Lake Park Ridge Bartlett Streamwood Urbana North Chicago Addison Elk Grove Village |
Drug convictions in Illinois made up 44.7% of its total criminal convictions in 2001. This is above the national average of 41.2%. Powdered cocaine was involved with 26.5% of these drug convictions, 39.1% involved crack cocaine, 7.7% involved heroin, 9.4% involved marijuana, 14.6% involved methamphetamines, and 2.6% involved other drugs.
Of the 44.7% of drug convictions in Illinois, 44.7% was due to drug trafficking as the primary offense, 0.3% was due to facilitating as a primary conviction, 0.4% was due to simple possession as the primary offense. Of those convicted for drug trafficking in Illinois, 94.2% plead, leaving 5.8% to go to trial. Of those convicted for facilitating, 100% plead. Of those convicted for simple possession in Illinois, 100% plead. 98.6% of those convicted for drug trafficking as a primary offense went to prison for an average of 114.2 weeks. 100% convicted for facilitating as a primary offense went to prison for an average of 59 weeks. 83.3% of those convicted for possession as a primary offense went to prison for an average of 33.8 weeks.
