Is gang violence higher among blacks?

In 2008 the offending rate for blacks was seven times higher than for whites and the victimisation rate was six times higher. ...... read more

The true racial street gang member statistics are approx. 45% Latino, 35% Black, 15% White, and 5% Asian/Other. So hypothetically no it wouldn't be highest amount Blacks, rather gang activity and violence is highest amount Latinos, however there is much more black gang violence than say white, Asian, or Native American gang violence. read more

Many of Chicago’s gangs have fractured, leading to more violence, said Arthur Lurigio, a criminology professor at Loyola University Chicago. While Latino gangs have remained more hierarchical, black gangs have splintered into small, disparate factions, whose disputes are less over territory and profits, and more over personal insults or shames, often fueled by social media, he said. read more