Highlights of the 2009 National Youth Gang Survey

Summarizes findings from the 2009 National Youth Gang Survey (NYGS), a systematic survey of law enforcement agencies across the United States regarding the presence and characteristics of local gang problems. Discusses the prevalence of gangs in the U.S., rates of gang activity and gang homicides, and factors that may influence gang violence.

http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/ojjdp/233581.pdf
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OJJDP
Year Resource Released
2011

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