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Gangs

Crime Analysis Assessment Summary

Date Published
October 2020
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Instructional Material (Programmed), Factsheet
Agencies
BJA-Sponsored

Crime Analysis Assessment Summary Report

Date Published
October 2020
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description, Instructional Material (Programmed)
Agencies
BJA-Sponsored

Public Safety Partnership Supports Compton in Fight Against Gang Violence

Gang violence has troubled the city for decades, but Compton has seen a substantial drop in gang-related crimes in recent years.

Little girl posing with office

The city of Compton, California has long been synonymous with gangs and violent crime.

In the 1970s, Compton witnessed the rise of the notoriously violent Bloods and Crips gangs, who ran nationwide narcotics operations from the city. “Straight Outta Compton” entered the American lexicon...

PSN Program

2016-GP-BX-0011
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2016
$499,014

PSN Project

2016-GP-BX-0007
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2016
$499,899

PSN Program

2016-GP-BX-0015
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2016
$500,000