NCJ Number
236612
Date Published
2011
Length
14 pages
Annotation
This report from the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission presents the 2009 gang threat assessment for La Paz County, AZ.
Abstract
Major findings from this report regarding the level of gang activity in La Paz County, AZ in 2009 include: one law enforcement agency in the county reported an active gang presence within its jurisdiction with an estimated total of 80 active gang members; assault/aggravated assault and threatening/intimidation were listed as the primary crimes by gangs within the one jurisdiction; the gangs in the jurisdiction were reported to have a high level of involvement in the distribution of illegal drugs; and community programs, enforcement, gang crime/intelligence data analyses, identification of gang members, and joint efforts with other agencies were identified as the most effective gang intervention strategies used in the county. This report from the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission presents the 2009 gang threat assessment for La Paz County, AZ. Law enforcement agencies in the county were surveyed in the spring of 2010 to determine the level of gang activity in their county. The survey is modeled after the National Gang Threat Assessment and contains questions for law enforcement agencies dealing with the presence of gangs within their jurisdictions, the level of gang activity, the involvement of gang members in crime and illegal drug distribution, the extent of cross-gang coordination, and law enforcement strategies targeting gang members. Tables and figures