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2009 NATIONAL GANG
THREAT ASSESSMENT
- Many suburban and rural communities are experiencing increasing gang-related crime and violence.
- Gang migration has led to the recruitment of new and younger gang members in many urban, suburban and rural communities.
- No area of Maryland is immune to the threat of gangs!
- Local street gangs, or neighborhood-based street gangs constitute the largest number of gangs nationwide.
- Gang members are migrating from urban areas to suburban and rural communities.
- expanding drug distribution territories
- increasing illicit revenue
- recruiting new members
- hiding from law enforcement
- escaping from other gangs
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U.S. Attorney's Office
District of Maryland
36 S. Charles Street 4th Fl.
Baltimore, Md. 21201
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