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The newly released Chicago Crime Commission publication, " The Gang Book 2012 ", conveyed a startling statistic that Chicago has more gang members than any other city in the United States: 150, 000 members Traditionally Los Angeles County was considered the Gang Capital of America, with an estimated 120, 000 ( 41, 000 in the City ) gang members ; Nevertheless, Chicago actually has a higher rate of gang membership per capita than Los Angeles ; and also the state of Illinois has a higher rate of gang membership ( 8-11 gang members per 1, 000 population ) than California ( 5-7 gang members per 1, 000 population ).

There were at least 30, 000 gangs and 800, 000 gang members active across the USA in 2007.

About 900, 000 gang members lived " within local communities across the country ," and about 147, 000 were in U. S. prisons or jails in 2009.

By 1999, Hispanics accounted for 47 % of all gang members, Blacks 31 %, Whites 13 %, and Asians 6 %.