 About 900,000 gang members lived "within local communities across the country," and about 147,000 were in U.S. prisons or jails in 2009.By 1999, Hispanics accounted for 47% of all gang members, Blacks 31%, Whites 13%, and Asians 6%.The Latin Kings have organized chapters in over 41 US states, most notably Illinois, and several Latin American and European countries, including