That breaks down to a rate of one homicide per 100,000 female juveniles. This is not an issue of female gang members being on par with male gang members. It is not an issue of young women becoming equal predators as young men. However, she notes, as girl gang members are more likely to tote guns these days, more homicides will result. Even though there are documented examples of girl gangsters committing violence, Reid says girls have glass ceilings within gangs.
Gangs are still very gender-stratified and are mostly led by males.
Females have to negotiate dual gender roles. Because of the unusual nature of the Norcross shooting, it has garnered plenty of attention from the media, the public and law enforcement. In response, Gwinnett District Attorney Danny Porter and investigators from Gwinnett and surrounding metro communities, the GBI and the Federal Gang Task Force agreed to meet and discuss the case and the possibility of linking other crimes to Vatos Locos. Authorities are trying to link Roswell carjackings, at least one Atlanta homicide and drive-by shootings in DeKalb to the gang. Gangs are only an inner city problem.