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Wednesday January 12 2022 8:02pm

Count 'em ... 168 Gangs in Columbus?!

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Edit. Note: Columbus GA doesn't have enough of a population to sustain 168 gangs without it being said that every resident of Columbus has nearly an 82-percent chance of being affiliated with a gang.

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