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In 2008, according to FBI gang investigator Jennifer Simon, 1 to 2% of the U.S. military belonged to gangs, which is 50 to 100 times the rate in the general population. [1] According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's 2011 National Gang Threat Assessment, the NGIC identified members of more than 53 gangs who served in the military. [2]
According to the FBI's 2009 National Gang Threat Assessment, membership is estimated at 5,000-10,000 members. Originally, most members were Cambodian, with a small portion of other Southeast Asian members. In the 1980s, the Asian Boyz expanded across the United States. Many factions remained in California, where they are still concentrated.
National Gang Center Bulletin (Report). 2011 National Gang Threat Assessment – Emerging Trends (PDF). National Gang intelligence Center (Report). FBI.gov. 2011. Marshall, Ben; Webb, Barry; Tilley, Nick (November 2005). Rationalisation of current research on guns, gangs and other weapons:Phase 1 (PDF).
There were at least 30,000 gangs and 800,000 gang members active across the US in 2007, and an estimated 1.4 million in 33,000 gangs in 2011. [1] [2] [3] About 900,000 gang members lived "within local communities across the country", and about 147,000 were in U.S. prisons or jails in 2009. [4]
GangTECC also worked with Gang Squad prosecutors and with the team at the National Gang Intelligence Center. [1] GangTECC's mission provided that it: [1] [5] Assisted the initiation of gang-related investigations; Aided in the coordination, deconfliction, and effectiveness of gang-related initiatives, investigations, and prosecutions
The National Gang Intelligence Center (NGIC) is an agency of the US Department of Justice [1] established by the FBI upon order of Congress in 2005. [2] The NGIC is a multi-agency effort that integrates the gang intelligence assets of federal, state, and local law enforcement entities to serve as a centralized intelligence resource for gang information and analytical support.
WACO, Texas (AP) -- About 170 members of rival motorcycle gangs were charged with engaging in organized crime Monday, a day after a shootout at a Texas restaurant that killed nine people and ...
The gang accounts for less than 1 percent of total gang members in the United States (1.4 million according to FBI data), and a similar share of gang murders. [ 130 ] [ 131 ] However, an FBI assessment has reported that "Sureño gangs, including mara salvatrucha (MS-13), 18th street, and Florencia 13, are expanding faster than other national ...