Quote from Ricter:
Clearly then not even most gang members kill people.
Those who aren't killing are committing other crimes.
http://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/FedCrimes/story?id=6773423&page=1
Gangs Blamed for 80 Percent of U.S. Crimes
Jan. 30, 2009
By JASON RYAN
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As many as 1 million gang members are believed responsible for as much as 80 percent of crime in America -- and the gangs are spreading across the country, according to a Justice Department gang threat assessment.
Approximately "1 million gang members belonging to more than 20,000 gangs were criminally active within all 50 states and the District of Columbia as of September 2008," the report says.
"Criminal gangs commit as much as 80 percent of the crime in many communities, according to law enforcement officials throughout the nation," the report notes as part of its key findings. "Typical gang-related crimes include alien smuggling, armed robbery, assault, auto theft, drug trafficking, extortion, fraud, home invasions, identity theft, murder and weapons trafficking."