Top 10 Crimes Committed By Prisoners in Illinois

These are the top 10 crimes committed by prisoners in Illinois.

According to RebootIllinois.com there are nearly 50,000 prisoners in the justice system in Illinois. Wow. that number was surprisingly less than I thought it would be.

Am I the only one shocked by that? It seems as if every day you hear of a new criminal being tossed in the slammer for one reason or another.

But what have all of the criminals done to be put in jail in the first place?

Most crimes can be classified in one of 28 broad categories, like homicide, assault or theft. Here are the top 10 crimes committed by Illinoisans in the system as of June 2013.

10. Robbery
9. DUI
8. Residential
7. Armed Robbery
6. Burglary
5. Weapons
4. Assaultive
3. Sexual Assault
2. Controlled Substance Act
1. Homicide

To learn more about each of the categories see here.