gangs and 800,000 gang members active across the USA in 2007, [4] [5] up from 731,500 in 2002 and 750,000 in 2004. [6] By 1999, Hispanics accounted for 47% of all gang members, Blacks 34%, Whites 13%, and Asians 6%. [7] Gang Activity Most gangs in America are formed with some