The Impact of Gang Violence in Oklahoma

The Impact of Gang Violence in Oklahoma

Gangs have had a huge impact in Oklahoma the many years they have been here. Gangs account for most of the drug trade, as well as most of the homicides in the Oklahoma area. Gangs are being fueled by the fear they have given the citizens, therefore most people are too afraid to do anything about the problem. “Every city in the world always has a gang, a street gang, or the so-called outcasts”.- Jimi Hendrix.

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Gangs are not only a problem in Oklahoma but all over the world. Gang violence is a big problem in every major city in the United States even Oklahoma and their numbers continue to rise. According to the Department of Justice's 2005 National Gang Threat Assessment, there are at the very least 21,500 gangs in the United States and more than 731,000 active gang members. While gangs are less active in not very populated areas, in major cities, gang violence is responsible¬ for almost half of all ¬¬homicides. ¬ Gangs are also becoming more Tec-savvy, using new computers and other technology to commit various crimes as well as just doing it by hand. The -Juvenile Offenders and Victims estimated in 2006 says that 49 percent of all gang members were Hispanic, 37 percent were black, 8 percent where white, 5 percent Asian and 1 percent had another ethnicity.

A gang is a group of people who claim a territory and use it to make money through illegal activities. Gangs are usually split up into race or territory and are made up of 10 to 30 members. There are three types of gangs there are the Ethnic Gangs, Turf Gangs and Prison Gangs and each have different ways of doing things. Ethnic gangs are gangs made up by thei...

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...olen cars, homicides, shooting with intent to kill, three of them had even survived prison time for drug smuggling. Veteran TPD Sergeant Larkin said he's been chasing Lorell since he started working with the department. In fact, Lorell was once charged with murder, but it was dismissed when a witness failed to show up to court. The U.S. attorney says his office was very determined to put these four men in jail and will continue to be as aggressive tp put more felons like this behind bars.

Gangs have had a huge impact in Oklahoma over the many years they have been here. Gangs account for most of the drug trade, as well as most of the homicides in the Oklahoma area. Gangs are being fueled by the fear they have given the citizens, therefore most people are to afraid to do anything about the problem. Although we need to come together to demolish gangs.