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Highlights of the 2012 National Youth Gang Survey

- Nearly 30 percent of law enforcement agencies reported gang activity in 2012
- Slightly fewer jurisdictions experienced gang activity in 2012 than 2011
- Gang activity remained concentrated primarily in urban areas
- Gang-related homicides increased by more than 20 percent nationally, partly due to increased reporting by agencies