What is Female gangs in the United States?
Women and girls in the United States join gangs for different reasons than males. Female gangs and female gang membership have been documented by [[history|historians]] dating back to the early 20th century. [[Suburb]]an [[county|counties]] and smaller [[city|cities]] have more female gangs.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gangs with Female Members|publisher=National Gang Center|url=https://www.nationalgangcenter.gov/Survey-Analysis/Demographics#anchorgangswithfemalemembers|access-date=May 21, 2021}}</ref> According to one survey, 2% of all gangs in the [[United States]] have only female members. Independently functioning units are all-female gangs. They operate by their own gang [[color]]s and name. They do not have oversight from any existing male gangs.<ref>{{cite document|title=Female Gangs-A Focus on Research|publisher=Juvenile Justice Bulletin|url=https://www.gvsu.edu/cms4/asset/903124DF-BD7F-3286-FE3330AA44F994DE/female_gangs_a_focus_on_research.pdf|access-date=May 21, 2021}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Women]] [[Category:Gangs]] [[Category:Crime in the United States]] {{us-stub}}