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Some 33,000 violent street gangs, motorcycle gangs, and prison gangs are criminally active in the U.S. today. Many are sophisticated and well organized; all use violence to control...
The Federal Bureau of Investigation website in 2014 stated that there were some 33,000 gangs in the United States which they classified as street gangs, motorcycle gangs or prison gangs.
Many American gangs began, and still exist, in urban areas. In many cases, national street gangs originated in major cities such as New York City and Chicago [5] but they later grew in other American cities like Albuquerque [6] and Washington, D.C. [7]
The most recent figures provided by law enforcement are 46 percent Hispanic/Latino gang members, 35 percent African-American/black gang members, more than 11 percent white gang members, and 7 percent other race/ethnicity of gang members.
Over the past decade, annual estimates of the number of gangs have averaged around 27,000 nationally. Following a yearly decline from 1996 to a low in 2003, annual estimates steadily increased through 2012. The most recent estimate of more than 30,000 gangs represents a 15 percent increase from 2006 and is the highest annual estimate since 1996.
Currently, the FBI operates 164 FBI Violent Gang Safe Streets Task Forces across the United States. The FBI also maintains a Violent Gang Program that utilizes collection capabilities through...
There are about 33,000 gangs in the U.S., with over one million members. Many of these gangs started and still exist in urban areas. For example, national street gangs developed in major cities like Chicago and New York City but later grew in other cities like Washington D.C. and Albuquerque.
