Regional Gang Activity
This online tool provides basic statistics on gang trends, patterns and correlations with demographic and economic data, for 3,024 regions (counties, cities, and towns) across the US at the time the information was generated in the late 1990's. Because all statistics include correlations and comparisons at the county and state level, one can gain an approximate understanding of relative gang densities, activities, and patterns by region across different regions during the same time period. This makes it a valuable analytical tool for researchers investigating the causes of gang activity and gang crime in specific regions or across multiple regions in the United States.
Sources: Weisheit, Ralph A., and L. Edward Wells. GANGS IN RURAL AMERICA, 1996-1998 [Computer file]. ICPSR version. Normal, IL: Illinois State University, Dept. of Criminal Justice [producer], 2001. Ann Arbor, MI: Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2002.
Gang Activity by State
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
Washington D.C.
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
