2011

At the end of 2011, the year-over-year change in non-graffiti gang-related crimes compared to the same period of time in 2010 was down by almost 11%. The chart to the right provides a comparison of specific gang crimes committed in 2010 with those committed in 2011. Homicides, robberies, simple assaults, burglaries, theft, and weapons offenses are all lower in 2011 than in 2010. However, crimes such as aggravated assaults, drugs, and drive-by shootings are all higher in 2011 compared to 2010. (The all other crimes category includes items such as vandalism other than graffiti, fleeing, escapes, warrants, obstruction of police, and public service calls.)

2010 homicide robbery agg asslt simpl asslt burglary theft stol vehicle drugs family offs weapons drive-bys 3 48 103 225 61 54 25 123 33 99 6 783

2011 2 40 106 196 24 49 25 139 19 60 14 724

This chart, of non-graffiti crimes from 2004 to 2011, shows the cycle of gang crimes (see chart below).

2011

1398

all others

2010

1563

by Ma ril yn Fe lkn er, Ana l y s t

2009

1688

2008

1225

GANG

2007

1060

Gang membership continues to be dominated by males, with 91% of all documented gang members listed as males. The pie chart (see below) shows the breakdown of gang members by race. The percentage of white gang members remained the same at the end of 2011, at 35%. However, it was 30% at the end of 2009. The percentage of Hispanic gang members changed from 48% to 49%. Pacific Islanders remained unchanged, as did Native Americans, and Blacks. The percentage of Asian gang members changed from 3% to 2%.
Distribution of Gang Members by Race

2006

872

2005

35% 1093

2%

5%

2%

2004

1266

49%

500 1000

1500 2000

*end of year, 2011

The Public Enemy program continued in 2011. This program was implemented as a strategy to combine the efforts of law enforcement, the media, and the community in targeting and arresting dangerous gang members. The program focuses these combined efforts on generating information on the location of individuals who have been designated as Public Enemies. Since its inception in 2002, 104 individuals who were deemed a threat to the community had been listed as Public Enemies at the end of 2011. Of that number, only one individual remains at large. Overall, the program boasts a 99% success rate. During 2011, gang detectives served 27 search warrants and seized 24 firearms and 26 other weapons. Gang-member arrests totaled 253 during 2011. The gang detectives gave 78 presentations during 2011 to schools, community groups, and various law enforcement agencies. A total of nearly 12,300 individuals were trained. Graffiti continues to be a big problem in our community. Graffiti thats tagged on public or private walls or structures, without permission, is a criminal act. However, not all tagging is connected to established street gangs. But, as far as public perception goes, all graffiti promotes a sense of urban blight and encourages additional vandalism. Furthermore, it can create an environment that generates additional, more serious crimes.

The following is a list of some of the more active gangs in the Salt Lake area. The acronym is what might be seen in graffiti or on a tattoo. The number of members refers to gang members who have been documented within the last five years. Gang Name Acronym # OF MBRS
32 15 33 6 25 6 52 37 13 41 19 33 31 26 22 4 32 11 14 7 117 36 20 23 30 14 12 29 11 15 19 12 19 9 13 65 23 40 66 30 148 79 14 11 48 14 6 26 69 4 43 35 3

Activity
Investigation Hours Search Warrants Firearms Seized Other Weapons Gang Mbrs Arrested Presentations Individuals Trained

End-ofyear 2011
14552 27 24 26 253 78 12293

18th Street 18th 21st Street Gangsters 21st St 38th Street 38th St 4th Reich 4R Alley Boys ABG Aryan Brotherhood AB Avenues Aves Baby Regulators BR Barrio Small Town BST Black Mafia Gangsters BMG Brown Side Gang BSG Crazy Ass Mexicans CAM Crown Latin Kings CLK Dogtown DXT East Side Raskals ESR Echo Park Surenos EP Familia Por Seimpre FPS Familia Varrio Loco FVL Gangster Disciple Nation GD GUASA GUASA Juggalos Kearns Town Bloods KTB King Mafia Disciples KMD La Primera LP La Raza La Raza Lay Low Crips LLC Los Mexicanos Locos LML Mafioso MA Mara Salvatrucha MS-13 Mexican Latino Bloods MLB NortenosPorterville PN Ogden Trece O13 Oriental Laotian Gangsters OLG Park Village Crips PVC Piru Original Gangsters POG QVO QVO Rose Park Nortenos RPN Silent Aryan Warriors SAW Soldiers of Aryan Culture SAC Straight Edge SXE Surenos 13 SUR 13 Surenos Chiques CHI Tepa 13 Tiny Oriental Posse TOP Tongan Crip Gangsters TCG Tooner Ville Rascals TVR V1 (Sixth Street) V1 Vagos Varrio Loco Town VLT Vietnamese Family VF West Side Crips WSC White Supremacist Young African Killers YAK