Subscribe RSS
Comment RSSInevitable link between violence and gangs
11.11.08 # 1:07Visited 11 times, 1 so far today# World # No Comment
SAN FRANCISCO: A recent study has showed that violence and gangs are linked together.
The study in San Francisco says a high percentage of the city’s homicides can be blamed on gangs and career criminals.
According to the study, 46 of those homicides last year were gang-related.
In evaluating the 98 homicides in San Francisco in 2007, researchers with the Berkeley Center for Criminal Justice determined that nearly half the killings can be linked to gangs.
Researchers also found that nearly three-fourths of the 38 suspects arrested in the killings had criminal records, with the average suspect having 12 previous arrests.
Last year’s 98 homicides were the most in San Francisco in 12 years.
This entry was posted by 
Leave a comment!
You must be logged in to post a comment.