Female participation in gangs is not a new phenomenon. In fact, “girls have been a part of gangs since the earliest accounts from New York in the early 1800s”. However, throughout the latter half of the twentieth century, female gang activity has seen the sharpest increase in participation, especially in comparison to boys. 
For example, a study found that there had been a, “50 percent increase in serious crimes by teenage gins between 1968 and 1974, compared to a 10 percent increase for boys”. In addition, arrests of girls under 18 for violent crimes rose 393 percent between 1960 and 1978, compared to 82 percent for boys” Also, compared to 1950, “youth gangs of the 1980’s and 1990’s are more numerous, more prevalent, and more violent than in the 1950’s, probably more than at any time in the country’s history”.
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