Be a part of a community effort to put gangs in their place.  Join the fourth annual Wichita Walk Against Gang Violence at McAdams Park on Saturday, April 20, 2013.  It's free and open to the public.  Community booths open at 9:30 a.m., and the 1.5 mile walk begins at 10:00 a.m.  The event ends at noon.  Free t-shirts to the first 1,500 people who show up.  The Wichita Walk against Gang Violence is an effort of more than 30 organizations, churches and agencies in our community. 

GangFreeWichita.org^© is an initiative of the Wichita Crime Commission, the Make Good Choices Program, Crime Stoppers of Wichita/Sedgwick County and Safe Streets Wichita with special thanks to Clear Channel Outdoor Advertising and George Lay Signs.

Gangs, which are fueled by drugs, are violent criminal organizations that prey on young people. They encourage children to join by promising them money, jewelry and status among their peers. This website is designed to provide members of the community with information about street gangs and their impact on society.

This web page also has information about what parents and grandparents should look for in a child’s behavior that might indicate he or she is either in a gang or is being recruited by gang members.

Young people and the adults in their lives can also find information here about how to get help getting out of gangs.

There are resources on this page, such as links to helpful informational websites, gang prevention flyers, the Wichita Police Department’s Gang Hotline, the Crime Stoppers tip phone line and text-messaging number, and information about the Crime Stoppers/Wichita Public Schools Speak-Up program which allows students to anonymously and safely report gang and other criminal activity.

If you have any questions or suggestions about how to improve this site, please send an email to info@wichitacrimecommission.org.

To receive information about the Gang Tattoo Removal program, click on the flyer below.

Pro football player Ray Lewis works with young people to motivate them toward excellence.  To view a motivational talk he had with some  young basketball players, click here.

For answers to frequently asked questions about gangs, click here.

Parents or grandparents looking for information about how to get young people out of a gang should click here.

To learn more about gang signs and tattoos, click here.

For a quick reference guide on what parents or grandparents can do to keep a child out of a gang, click here for the English version, click here for the Spanish version, and click here for the Vietnamese version.

To view and download the National Gang Center’s Parent’s Guide to Gangs, click here.

To visit the Wichita Police Department Gang Section on the WPD website, click here..  To view the Wichita Police Department Gang Unit's PowerPoint show, click here.

To submit an anonymous tip to Crime Stoppers, click here.

To visit the Wichita Public Schools/Crime Stoppers in Schools Speak Up Program web page, click here.

Phone number for WPD Gang Unit: 316-268-4191

SCAT Hotline: 316-267-SCAT (7228)

Phone number for Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office Gang Unit:  316-522-2610

Phone number for Crime Stoppers:316-267-2111

To submit an anonymous text message tip to Crime Stoppers, call CRIMES (274637) from your cell phone and begin your tip with TIP217.

Gang activity in Wichita was down in 2010.  But, there is every possibility there will be more gang activity this year.  Read the latest update on gangs in a Wichita Eagle article by Stan Finger by clicking here.

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