<P> 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% . </P> <P> The Latin Kings have organized chapters in over 41 US states, most notably Illinois, and several Latin American and European countries, including: Mexico, Spain, Dominican Republic, Canada, Italy, Ecuador, Peru, Puerto Rico, Portugal, Brazil, United Kingdom and others . </P> <P> The Chicago Crime Commission publication "The Gang Book 2012" gave the statistic that Chicago has more gang members than any other city in the United States: 150,000 . The city had 532 murders in 2012, however, it saw a decrease to 413 murders in 2013 . Not all murders are gang - related, but the Chicago Police Department states that 80% of all shootings and murders in the city are gang - related, which means that most violence in the city is gang upon gang violence . </P> <P> There are between 25,000 and 50,000 gang members in Central America's El Salvador . </P>

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