| The 2001 National Youth Gang Survey is the sixth annual survey of a representative sample of over 3,000 law enforcement agencies across the United States investigating current and important issues regarding youth gang activity. Recurring topics from the survey include: prevalence of gang activity, demographic characteristics of gang members, and degree of gang member involvement in offense types. Findings unique to the 2001 survey will also be presented, including: procedures for recording gang member intelligence information and the use of various programs and strategies in combating youth gang problems.
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Updated 05/20/2006