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| • | National
Youth Gang Survey- surveys 5,000 |
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enforcement agencies nationwide |
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| • | 40%
jurisdictions report active youth gangs in |
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| 2000 |
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| • | prevalence
of active youth gangs varies by |
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West (74% of jurisdictions) vs |
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| Northeast
(31%) |
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| • | 42%
youth gangs involved in street sale of |
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| drugs |
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