About
30,000 violent street gangs, motorcycle gangs, and prison gangs with
approximately 800,000 members operate in the U.S. today. Many are sophisticated
and well organized; all use violence to control neighborhoods and boost
their illegal money-making activities, which include drug trafficking,
robbery, theft, fraud, extortion, prostitution rings, and gun trafficking.
Here, you'll find more on the threats posed by gangs, on how you can
help spot and prevent gang activity, and on how we're redoubling our
efforts to disrupt and dismantle them through intelligence-driven investigations
and new initiatives and partnerships.
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