The Georgia Criminal Street Gang Database is now operational. According to a media release the database is the result of a collaborative effort between the GBI, Department of Community Supervision and the Georgia Department of Corrections.
It contains information about various criminal street gangs, gang members, associates, and gang activities.
The purpose of the database is:
*to expand the recognition and identification of criminal street gangs, their members/associates and criminal street gang activities,
* to increase officer safety by improving the sharing of information among multiple jurisdictions using computer intelligence database technology,
* to enhance community security through the prosecution of criminal street gangs and their members/associates.
The statute for the GCSGD was enacted in 2010. The statistics associated with the data remain fluid; but as of today, the system contains over 100 gangs and over 17,000 gang members & associates.
