With up to 30 people shot in a weekend, Chicago is in the spotlight regarding violence and gang violence. RT’s Ameera David discusses the unprecedented violence in Chicago with retired Los Angeles Police Department Detective Sergeant Dennis Fanning.
Criminal street gangs make most of their money selling drugs. Los Angeles Police Department Detective Sergeant Dennis Fanning says Chicago’s problem is similar to the problem Los Angeles experienced in the 1980s.
A 2012 audit by the Chicago Crime Commission found there are more than 600 gang factions in the city with a combined membership of 70,000 (Official gang count = 59).
There are about 12,000 cops in Chicago.
The average age for gang members is 16 to 19 year-old, but there are members as young as 13 to 14.
A gang can sell between 400 to 1,000 bags of heroin per day, netting up to $10,000
CBS News: The War in Chicago 5.21.2013
Recent headlines compiled from Chicago Crime Commission …
29 Shot in Chicago Over Weekend: 2 Officers Among The Injured — 6.10.2014
Cartersville scam could be tied to notorious gang — 6.06.204
“The notorious gang known as The Gangster Disciples may be running a scam in Cartersville” involving withdrawals at ATMs.
No town exempt from heroin — 6.04.2014
McCarthy: South Shore Shooting Appears to Be Gang Violence — 6.03.2014
Chicago Teacher Killed in Gang Crossfire — 5/30/2014
Dennis Fanning of the LAPD was technical advisor for the movie Colors.
See also …
Chicago Crime Commission
Chicago Murder Analysis 2011 [PDF from City of Chicago]
CBS NewsBy the numbers: Chicago-area gangs
ABC News Don’t Shoot, I Want to Grow Up
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