After Fatal Shooting, Police Release Gang Stats

This morning, Portland Police reported the death of Deandre Clark, 25. Clark was shot Friday night in North Portland in an incident police said was gang-related. This afternoon, after a spate of recent gang shootings, the Police Bureau released some figures to put the violence in context.

Here's the info from PPB spokesman Lt. Robert King:

Year	Gang Crimes
2011	85
2010	93
2009	68
2008	68
2007	40
2006	31

And here is some information about homicides and how gang killings fit in:

YEAR	HOMICIDES	GANG RELATED
2000	18	5
2001	23	2
2002	21	5
2003	29	7
2004	30	7
2005	22	4
2006	25	0
2007	27	4
2008	27	2
2009	21	1
2010	27	5
2011	19	6

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