I dare anyone to deny that Gangs are the Minority!!!!!!!!!
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NATIONAL GANG THREAT ASSESSMENT 2009
FBI.gov - NATIONAL GANG INTELLIGENCE CENTER ^ | January 2009 |
NATIONAL GANG THREAT SUMMARY
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 per- centage 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.
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It goes on to say that as much as 80% of the violent crimes are gang related.
Those of you who live in remote areas don't know what you're missing.
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NATIONAL GANG THREAT ASSESSMENT 2009
FBI.gov - NATIONAL GANG INTELLIGENCE CENTER ^ | January 2009 |
NATIONAL GANG THREAT SUMMARY
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 per- centage 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.
(Excerpt) Read more at fbi.gov ...
It goes on to say that as much as 80% of the violent crimes are gang related.
Those of you who live in remote areas don't know what you're missing.
Report: Gangs behind most U.S. crimes (80 Percent)
UPI ^ | January 30, 2009
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 (UPI) -- Criminal gangs in the United States are responsible for up to 80 percent of crime nationally, a report circulated by the U.S. Justice Department indicates. Figures compiled by the department's National Gang Intelligence Center estimate the number of gang members in the country has grown to 1 million, an increase of 200,000 since 2005, USA Today reported Friday. The report, which hasn't been released publicly, concludes gangs are the "primary retail-level distributors of most illicit drugs" and a rising number of them are working to develop relationships with other U.S. and foreign drug-trafficking organizations