Are suburban gangs as dangerous as inner-city gangs?
The number of violent crimes per gang member isn’t as great, but homicides do occur and with increasing frequency. However, we have recently seen that affluent youths with money, mobility, and education can pose a deadly terrorist threat. A small cell of these youths can wreak massive devastation. The 1997 Pearl, MS school shooting was a result of this gang variant, as well as Littleton, CO. (See Suburban Gang Update for case examples.
