Here are the facts:
One in three local law enforcement agencies in 2010 reported youth gang problems in their jurisdiction.[1]
In a 2010 national survey, 45 percent of high school students and 35 percent of middle-schoolers said that there were gangs — or students who considered themselves part of a gang — in their school.[2]
Nearly one in 12 youth said they belonged to a gang at some point during their teenage years