Gang Presence
The 5 Deuce Hoover set was the second-most widely distributed Crips set in the state, identifiedin 27 municipalities throughout 12 counties. The 5 Deuce Hoover Crips were reported in one-quarter (25%) of the municipalities that cited a Crips presence in the 2010 survey. Based on the19 municipalities which could estimate gang membership in their jurisdiction, the 5 DeuceHoover Crips have an estimated statewide membership of 470 members, with an average size fora 5 Deuce Hoover set of 25 members. Irvington and Paterson both reported the largest 5 DeuceHoover membership sizes, with 100 members each. More than half of 5 Deuce Hoover sets werereported to have six or fewer members.
Municipalities reported an equal number of sets (26%) comprised exclusively of transient andresident 5 Deuce Hoover set members. Forty-one percent (41%) of towns reported both resident
and transient members of this set in their jurisdiction. Only two respondents (7% of the total)were unable to determine whether their local 5 Deuce Hoover presence were resident or transientmembers.
Gang Criminality
Municipalities citing a 5 Deuce Hoover presence had some difficulty in attributing criminalactivity to resident or transient members, with almost a quarter (22%) unable to determine whichwere committing crimes in their jurisdiction. Joint resident/transient criminality was attributed to30% of all 5 Deuce Hoover sets. Slightly less than a quarter (22%) of sets reported crimescommitted exclusively by resident members and half that number (11% of all sets) were reportedto engage in transient-only criminal activity.
Four municipalities (15% of all sets) reported that neither transients or resident 5 Deuce HooverCrip members were engaged in criminal activity. When examining specific crimes attributed tothe 5 Deuce Hoovers however, 26% of municipalities attributed no criminal activity of any kindto the set.
Violent Crime
Assault (37%) and aggravated assault (37%) were both the most widely reported violent crimes.Homicide and attempted homicide were each reported by 22% of municipalities citing thepresence of the 5 Deuce Hoover set. Almost half (48%) of all respondents reported no violentcrime for 5 Deuce Hoover.
Theft Crime
Robbery was the most frequently mentioned theft crime attributed to 5 Deuce Hoover Crips,being reported by thirty percent (30%) of municipalities. An equal number of municipalitiesattributed residential burglary (15%) and vehicle theft (15%) to the set, while 11% of 5 DeuceHoover sets were reported to engage in shoplifting. Almost two-thirds (63%) of respondentsreported no theft crimes for the 5 Deuce Hoover set.
Drug Trafficking Crime
The 5 Deuce Hoover Crips primarily focus their narcotics distribution activity in marijuana andcocaine sales. A smaller number of 5 Deuce Hoover sets are involved in trafficking heroin andecstasy, but involvement with other narcotics types is rare and occurs almost exclusively at theretail level. Retail level distribution of marijuana (48%) and cocaine (37%) were the most widelyreported drug trafficking crimes attributed to 5 Deuce Hoover. Mid-level distribution of
marijuana and cocaine as well as the retail level distribution of heroin were all reported by thesame number of municipalities (26% for each).
A few 5 Deuce Hoover sets (five sets or 19% of the total) were involved in multiple levels ofmarijuana distribution and only three were involved with the entire distribution chain. Cocainedistribution activity was reported in similar proportions (with distribution patterns identical forfour of the five sets). Three municipalities reported sets engaged in multiple levels of heroin
distribution, and only one municipality identified a 5 Deuce Hoover set that was engaged intrafficking of ecstasy at multiple levels of distribution.
5 Deuce Hoover Crips sets involved in traffickingmultiple narcotics at multiple distribution levels
County Municipality
Atlantic Atlantic CityAtlantic Galloway Township
Passaic Paterson
Union Plainfield
One-third (33%) of the municipalities citing a 5 Deuce Hoover presence indicated that no drugtrafficking crimes could be attributed to the set.
Miscellaneous Crime
Twenty-six percent (26%) of municipalities reported weapons trafficking as the most frequentmiscellaneous crime for the 5 Deuce Hoover set, followed by witness tampering at 15%. Noother crime in this category was reported by more that two municipalities. Over two-thirds(67%) of municipalities reported no miscellaneous crimes for 5 Deuce Hoover.
Organizational Characteristics
Over half (56%) of the municipalities citing a 5 Deuce Hoover presence stated that the setmaintained a cooperative relationship with another gang(s) outside their jurisdiction.Additionally, 26% of municipalities were unable to determine whether the set maintainedcooperative relationships as well as if they were in conflict with another gang.
In contrast, 30% of municipalities reported the set to be in conflict with another gang in theirjurisdiction, with the Bloods identified as their rival the most often.
Analysis of the survey response concerning organizational characteristics highlighted significantintelligence gaps pertaining to the 5 Deuce Hoover set. Between two-thirds and three-quarters(67%-74%) of municipalities citing a 5 Deuce Hoover presence did not know whether the setheld regular meetings, charged membership dues, or levied ‘taxes’ or ‘rent’ on non-members. Finally, 37% of towns did not know whether the set held ownership/management stakes in alegitimate business or real estate.
Of those who could answer these questions with some degree of confidence, respondentsgenerally indicated that 5 Deuce Hoover sets were not engaged in such activity. Only slightlymore than one in ten municipalities (11%) reported that the 5 Deuce Hoover set chargedmembership dues in their jurisdiction and none of the respondents stated that the 5 DeuceHoover Crips levied ‘taxes’ or ‘rent’ on non-members. None of the 5 Deuce Hoover sets werereported to hold ownership/management stakes in legitimate business or real estate. Finally, onlyeighteen percent (18%) of municipalities reported the 5 Deuce Hoover set in their jurisdictionholding regular meetings (either monthly or sporadic) among their members.
Public Safety
Three-quarters (74%) of municipalities stated that the local 5 Deuce Hoover set had not targetedlaw enforcement, public officials or the general public with violence. Hostility towards lawenforcement and the general public were each reported by one municipality (4% for each) withthe balance of the respondents unable to determine if threats have been made by the 5 DeuceHoover set to any of those potential targets.
