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Violent crime rate per 100k population by state (2023) [1] This is a list of U.S. states and territories by violent crime rate. It is typically expressed in units of incidents per 100,000 individuals per year; thus, a violent crime rate of 300 (per 100,000 inhabitants) in a population of 100,000 would mean 300 incidents of violent crime per year in that entire population, or 0.3% out of the total.
This category has the following 49 subcategories, out of 49 total. A. Gangs in Alabama (4 P) Gangs in Alaska (1 P) ... Category: Gangs in the United States by state.
The Five Points, Manhattan is a location that was associated with gang activities from the early 19th century. [1] In the late 1920s, Al Capone was the leader of the Chicago Outfit [2] The Hells Angels outlaw motorcycle club was founded in 1948 and is considered a criminal gang by American law enforcement agencies, particularly for their involvement in drug-related activities and violent crimes.
The Chicago Crime Commission publication "The Gang Book 1012" gave the statistic that Chicago has more gang members than any other city in the world with a reported population of 150,000. [8] The city had 532 murders in 2012, however, it saw a decrease to 403 murders in 2013, but up to 762 in 2016. [9]
American prison gangs, like most street gangs, are formed for protection against other gangs. [61] The goal of many street gang members is to gain the respect and protection that comes from being in a prison gang. [61] [62] Prison gangs use street gang members as their power base for which they recruit new members. For many members, reaching ...
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, as many Crip gang members were being sent to various prisons across the country, an alliance was formed between the Crips and the Folk Nation in Midwest and Southern U.S. prisons. This alliance was established to protect gang members incarcerated in state and federal prison.
This category has the following 9 subcategories, out of 9 total. American gangsters by ethnicity (9 C) Organized crime groups in the United States by ethnicity (8 C)
Prison gangs are geographically and racially divided, and about 70% of prison gang members are in California and Texas. [4] Skarbek suggests prison gangs function similar to a community responsibility system. Interactions between strangers are facilitated because you do not have to know an individual's reputation, only a gang's reputation.