The National Gang Intelligence Center (NGIC) is an agency of the
US Department of Justice
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established by the
FBI upon order of
Congress
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in 2005.
The NGIC is a
multi-agency effort that integrates the
gang
A gang is a group or society of associates, friends or members of a family with a defined leadership and internal organization that identifies with or claims control over territory in a community and engages, either individually or collective ...
intelligence
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assets of
federal, state, and local law enforcement entities to serve as a centralized intelligence resource for gang information and analytical support.
See also
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Gangs in the United States
Gangs in the United States include several types of groups, including national street gangs, local street gangs, prison gangs, motorcycle clubs, and ethnic and organized crime gangs.. Approximately 1.4 million people were part of gangs as of 2 ...
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List of gangs in the United States
The Federal Bureau of Investigation website in 2014 stated that there were some 33,000 gangs in the United States which they classified as street gangs, motorcycle gangs or prison gangs. While some gangs are multi-ethnic, many criminal ent ...
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National Drug Intelligence Center
The United States National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC), established in 1993, was a component of the U.S. Department of Justice and a member of the Intelligence Community. ThGeneral Counterdrug Intelligence Plan implemented in February 2000, ...
(
DEA)
References
External links
National Gang Intelligence Center
United States Department of Justice agencies
Federal law enforcement agencies of the United States
United States intelligence agencies
2005 establishments in the United States
Gangs in the United States
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