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Gangs of New York
By Jeremy | November 1, 2007
THEY prey on high-school students, second-generation immigrants who want protection or a sense of identity. And they boast on their YouTube and MySpace pages - posting pictures and detailing their exploits. As New York's gang population swells to more than 15,000, membership is increasingly Hispanic - spurred by a wave of street toughs from Mexico - and younger. Gang street crime surged 37 percent between fiscal years 2005 and 2007 - to 713 incidents, from 520 - according to police statistics cited in the Mayor's 2006-2007 Management Report. The New York gang problem pales in comparison to Los Angeles, where cops estimate gang membership at 150,000. But the NYPD employs a 240-cop-strong gang unit. Even so, gangs here are no less violent.Article (NY Post, 10/28/07)
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