Gang Profiles: Howard County, Maryland.

27 February 2009, 4:04 pm

Excerpted and/or paraphrased from the Governor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention and the Maryland Gangs Homepage at the University of Maryland website http://www.gangs.umd.edu .

Howard



 

Associated Gangs in this county:
Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13

 
In Case of Emergency!
To report gang activity that is an immediate threat to life or property,
citizens should call 911
 
 
 
To report gang activity in
Howard
Howard County Police Department
410-313-2200

The Howard County Police Department has a general reporting number of 410-313-2200. Some information may be taken via telephone, some may require that an officer be dispatched for follow-up information.
 


Howard County, located in central Maryland, is immediately adjacent to Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Prince George’s, and Montgomery counties. According to the 2000 census, the population is approximately 248,000 in primarily suburban and rural areas. Interstates 95 and 70 run through the county providing easy access for gangs and drug trafficking from Baltimore and Washington.

The largest gang in Howard County is Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13). Given the difficulties with data collection, it is difficult to quantify gang activity and crime. It is challenging to identify the gang members and to determine if a crime is gang motivated or not. However MS-13, has been linked to graffiti and vandalism followed by robberies, theft, and auto theft. There have also been instances of serious crimes including murder, stabbing and rape, but the circumstances linking these to MS-13 have not been fully developed. There are a number of other gangs operating in Howard County including Bloods, Crips, Vatos Locos, Sur 13, Brown Pride Locos, 18th Street, Folks and Vice Lords.

If a parent is concerned about a child potentially being involved in gangs, the first resource is the child’s school counselor or pupil personnel worker. For a list of school telephone numbers, please consult list of schools.

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To report gang related crime use the following link or call 911 as appropriate. 

http://www.gangs.umd.edu/wfrmContact.aspx?page=report

 



 

 

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