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UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED (U) Street Gang Involvement in Criminal Activity Alien Smuggling Assault Burglary Check Fraud Child Sex Trafficking Counterfeiting Credit Card Fraud Large-Scale Drug Distribution Street-Level Drug Sales Extortion Fencing Stolen Goods Hate Crimes/Civil Rights Violations Homicide Human Trafficking Identity Theft Larceny/Theft Money Laundering Mortgage Fraud Motor Vehicle Theft Prescription Fraud Prostitution Robbery Social Security Fraud Tax Fraud Threats/Intimidation Weapons Trafficking (U) Source: NAGIA Survey Data. High Moderate Low 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% Percent of Jurisdictions UNCLASSIFIED (U) The survey question asked respondents to indicate the level of street gang involvement in various criminal activities. The choices were High, Moderate, Low, Unknown, and None. The graphic depicts the percent of jurisdictions reporting High, Moderate, and Low gang involvement for each criminal activity. 14 National Gang Intelligence Center UNCLASSIFIED
UNCLASSIFIED (U) Prison Gangs (U) Definition: A prison gang is a criminal organization that originates in the penal system and continues to operate within correctional facilities throughout the United States. Prison gangs are self-perpetuating criminal entities that also continue their operations outside of prison. (U) Much of the threat of prison gangs stems from their nexus to street gangs. Though not visible to the outside world, prison gangs impact communities nationwide through their control over their street subordinates. Street gang members commit crimes at the behest of incarcerated members and then forward revenue and contraband gained from the commission of their crimes into prison. In exchange, incarcerated gang members provide protection to the street gang members when they are incarcerated. (U) Membership (U) Prison gangs most often form along racial or ethnic lines. 18 This can be observed in state and federal facilities across the country. • (U) According to survey findings, Bloods, Crips, Sureños, Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation, and Gangster Disciples rank as the five most commonly reported gangs within state facilities. 19 one institution to another and from one system to another due to inmate transfers, inmate releases, and the introduction of existing gang members to the population. • (U) Overall, 68 percent of survey respondents indicate prison gang membership has increased in the past two years. 21 • (U) Individually, 75 percent of BOP survey participants, 79 percent of state participants, and 100 percent of local participants marked a notable increase in membership. 22 UNCLASSIFIED Prison Gang Membership Changes Over the Past Two Years Increased Stayed the same Decreased (U) Survey results show that prison gang membership has increased steadily in correctional systems at federal, state, and local levels. 20 Prison gang numbers fluctuate from (U) Source: NAGIA Survey Data. UNCLASSIFIED 2015 NATIONAL GANG REPORT 15 UNCLASSIFIED
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