Sudden 'decline' in gangsters due to criteria change

The China Post - The Ministry of the Interior (MOI) released yesterday the gangster figures for this year, and found that 610 people qualified yesterday as "serious" or "average gangsters," down from 1156 in 2006. However, the MOI clarified that the sudden decline in number of gangsters was due to the fact that carrying firearms is no longer considered "gangster criteria." Full Story