Gangland killing

Gangland killing

A gangland killing is a murder carried out by organized criminals. According to FBI Uniform Crime Reports, there were 425 gangland killings from 2000 to 2004, 0.6% of all murders committed in the United States during that time. [ [http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius_04/offenses_reported/violent_crime/murder.html Murder - Crime in the United States 2004 ] ] This does not include Juvenile gang killings, of which there were far more during that period.

References

ee also

* Organized crime
* Melbourne gangland killings
* Albert Anastasia


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