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National Youth Gang Survey Analysis

Gang-Problem Assessment Trend

Respondents annually provided information regarding an overall assessment of their local gang problem.

  • Across all areas types, few agencies characterized their gang problem as increasingly “Getting Worse” from 2002 to 2004.
  • Comparatively, an overwhelming majority of agencies noted a more fluctuating trend, characterized by alternating periods of increasing and decreasing seriousness of the local gang problem.
  • Overall, these findings underscore what is commonly referred to as “gang cycles,” or consistently changing patterns of gang activity and violence, that occur at the local level (e.g., within cities, within neighborhoods).  Localized “gang cycles” preclude sweeping nationwide generalizations of the state of the gang problem.

The bar chart is entitled “Gang-Problem Assessment Trend, 2002-2004.” Displayed horizontally are the four area types—larger cities, suburban counties, smaller cities, and rural counties—and displayed vertically are percentages from 0 to 100. The categories “Increasingly “Getting Worse” Trend” and “Fluctuating Trend” are presented as the data points. The heading entitled “Gang-Problem Assessment Trend” includes bullet points which describe this bar chart.

Analysis for this section pertains only to law enforcement agencies reporting gang problems. Please see the Prevalence of Youth Gang Problems section.

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Suggested citation: National Youth Gang Center (2007). National Youth Gang Survey Analysis. Retrieved [date] from http://www.iir.com/nygc/nygsa/