Asked by violet

A graph titled Self-Reporting of Male Criminal Activity shows years of gang membership on the horizontal axis and number of offenses on the vertical axis. There are 15 offenses in 1 year, 35 offenses in 2 years, and 50 offenses in 3 years.
Based on this graph, why is it risky to join a gang?

The number of offenses are the highest when a person is in a gang for one year.
People who are in gangs for three years have a lower overall rate of committing offenses.
Despite being in a gang for many years, individuals tend to commit few offenses.
The longer a person is in a gang, the more criminal activity he or she participates in.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
The longer a person is in a gang, the more criminal activity he or she participates in. The graph shows offenses rising from 15 (1 year) to 35 (2 years) to 50 (3 years), so gang membership is associated with increasing offending.