National Youth Gang Survey Analysis

Gang-Problem Assessment Trend

Respondents annually provided information regarding an overall assessment of their local gang problem: “getting worse,” “getting better,” or “staying about the same.”

  • Nearly 50 percent of gang-problem jurisdictions indicated that their local gang problem was “getting worse” in 2007, a slight decrease from the previous two survey years.
  • These figures varied very little within area types across the years.

Gang-Problem Assessment Trend, 2002-2007 Bar Chart
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Analysis for this section pertains only to law enforcement agencies reporting gang problems. Please see the Prevalence of Gang Problems section.

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Suggested citation: National Youth Gang Center (2009). National Youth Gang Survey Analysis. Retrieved [date] from http://www.nationalgangcenter.gov/Survey-Analysis