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This intelligence assessment discusses the proliferation of gangs from urban areas to suburban and rural locations, estimates of the number of gangs and gang members in the United States, gang types, gang-related criminal activities, locations where specific gangs operate, and the relationships between gangs and other criminal organizations.
It is a collaborative effort between the National Gang Intelligence center (NGIC) and the National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC) to examine the threat posed to the United States by criminal gangs. The assessment is based on federal, state, and local law enforcement information and is supplemented by information retrieved from open sources. Information and data used for this report were collected through September 2008.
The National Gang Intelligence Center thanks the National Drug Intelligence Center for collecting and analyzing strategic gang-related intelligence and producing this document.
Your questions, comments, and suggestions for future subjects are welcome at any time. Addresses are provided at the end of the page.
Cover photo: North Carolina Asheville Police Department.
Gang Activity in Indian Country
Female
Involvement in Gangs
Appendix A. Maps
Appendix B. Street Gangs
Appendix C. Prison Gangs
Appendix D. Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs
Appendix E. Sources
Gang Types
Street
Gangs
Prison
Gangs
Outlaw Motorcycle
Gangs
Gang Relationships with DTOs and Other Criminal Organizations
Figure 1. National
Gang Intelligence Center/National Gang Targeting, Enforcement, and Coordination
Center Regions.
Figure 2. Percentage of
State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies Reporting Gang Activity, by Region.
Figure 3. Percentage of
Students Reporting Gang Activity at Schools
Figure 4. Percentage
of Law Enforcement Agencies Reporting Gang Involvement in Drug Distribution, by
Drug Type, 2004-2008
Figure 5. Central Region
gang membership by county.
Figure 6. East Region gang
membership by county.
Figure 7. New England
Region gang membership by county.
Figure 8. Northwest
Region gang membership by county.
Figure 9. Pacific Region
gang membership by county.
Figure 10. Southeast
Region gang membership by county.
Figure 11. Southwest
Region gang membership by county.
Table 1. Gangs Reported to Have Military-Trained Members
Map 1. Gang membership per capita,
by state.
Map 2. Gang members per law enforcement
officer, by state.
Gangs pose a serious threat to public safety in many communities throughout the United States. Gang members are increasingly migrating from urban to suburban areas and are responsible for a growing percentage of crime and violence in many communities. Much gang-related criminal activity involves drug trafficking; however, gang members are increasingly engaging in alien and weapons trafficking. Additionally, a rising number of U.S.-based gangs are seemingly intent on developing working relationships with U.S.- and foreign-based drug trafficking organizations (DTOs) and other criminal organizations to gain direct access to foreign sources of illicit drugs.
The following key findings were developed by analysis of available federal, state, and local law enforcement information; 2008 National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC) National Drug Threat Survey (NDTS) data; and verified open source information:
The National Gang Intelligence Center recognizes the contributions of the National Drug Intelligence Center for their substantial efforts collecting and analyzing strategic gang-related intelligence for this assessment and producing this document.
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