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Approximately 2,093 gangs with more than 36,650 members are criminally active in the Northwest Region, according to 2008 NDTS data and interviews with local law enforcement officials. (See Figure 8.) Also according to NDTS data, the percentage of state and local law enforcement agencies in the Northwest Region that report gang activity in their jurisdictions has increased from 46 percent in 2004 to 58 percent in 2008. Gang members are responsible for as much as 80 percent of violent crime in some communities in region. The most significant gangs operating in the Northwest Region are Bloods, Crips (74 Hoover and Rolling 60s), Gangster Disciples, Norteņos, and Sureņos gangs, including Brown Pride, Florencia 13, and Varrio Locos 13. (See Appendix B.)
Figure 8. Northwest Region gang membership by county.
Gang-related trends:
- Hispanic gangs aligned with the California-based La Eme have migrated into the Northwest Region.
- Conflicts between the relocated California-based Hispanic gangs and local African American and Hispanic gangs have resulted in increased violence.
Predictive NGIC/NDIC intelligence:
- As gang-related violence escalates, smaller gangs likely will merge or align with one another to survive.
- Alliances between gangs may result in the expansion of criminal networks and increased criminal activity in the Northwest Region.
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