The East Coast Gang Investigator's Association (E.C.G.I.A.) was established in 1998 after an enormous outcry for information relating to the East Coast gang situation. The E.C.G.I.A. formed from a small group of dedicated Law Enforcement Officials that shared gang related information with one another on a regular basis. As the street gangs and their members grew, so did the networking between these Law Enforcement Officials and others. The need for assistance, training and networking, also grew as these gangs migrated into new communities. Currently the E.C.G.I.A. has approximately over 2,200 members from New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Rhode Island, North Carolina, South Carolina, Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Georgia, Florida, Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts, throughout the Midwest, West Coast, and Canada, and we are continually growing. The E.C.G.I.A. is a non-profit organization that continually strives to provide LawEnforcement Officials with the training and resources they need to stay at the forefront of the ever changing street gang trends and identifiers. The E.C.G.I.A. and its members go beyond to serve and protect, by training and educating the parents, teachers, professionals, and youth of our communities,in street gang awareness and identification, this is what we the ECGIA, are all about.

Alabama has 3 ECGIA members.

Alaska has 0 ECGIA members.

Arizona has 0 ECGIA members.

Arkansas has 0 ECGIA members.

California has 6 ECGIA members.

Colorado has 3 ECGIA members.

Connecticut has 7 ECGIA members.

Delaware has 46 ECGIA members.

Dist. of Columbia has 4 ECGIA members.

Florida has 10 ECGIA members.

Georgia has 7 ECGIA members.

Hawaii has 0 ECGIA members.

Idaho has 1 ECGIA members.

Illinois has 0 ECGIA members.

Indiana has 0 ECGIA members.

Iowa has 0 ECGIA members.

Kansas has 1 ECGIA members.

Kentucky has 0 ECGIA members.

Louisiana has 3 ECGIA members.

Maine has 12 ECGIA members.

Maryland has 98 ECGIA members.

Massachusetts has 51 ECGIA members.

Michigan has 1 ECGIA members.

Minnesota has 1 ECGIA members.

Mississippi has 0 ECGIA members.

Missouri has 0 ECGIA members.

Montana has 1 ECGIA members.

Nebraska has 1 ECGIA members.

Nevada has 1 ECGIA members.

New Hampshire has 37 ECGIA members.

New Jersey has 772 ECGIA members.

New Mexico has 1 ECGIA members.

New York has 319 ECGIA members.

North Carolina has 23 ECGIA members.

North Dakota has 0 ECGIA members.

Ohio has 6 ECGIA members.

Oklahoma has 0 ECGIA members.

Oregon has 2 ECGIA members.

Pennsylvania has 408 ECGIA members.

Rhode Island has 3 ECGIA members.

South Carolina has 10 ECGIA members.

South Dakota has 0 ECGIA members.

Tennessee has 2 ECGIA members.

Texas has 2 ECGIA members.

Utah has 0 ECGIA members.

Vermont has 4 ECGIA members.

Virginia has 20 ECGIA members.

Washington has 0 ECGIA members.

West Virginia has 1 ECGIA members.

Wisconsin has 0 ECGIA members.

Wyoming has 0 ECGIA members.