With approximately 5,000 gang members countywide,
And about 700,000 nationwide. People should start really being concerned that they are outnumbering the police in many areas.
95% of our largest cities and 88% of smaller cities suffer gang-related crime.
Picture of our future:
75 Blood gangs in Los Angeles County with about half of those in the City of Los Angeles.
http://www.streetgangs.com/bloods
200 Crip gangs in 21 cities and places in LA County.
http://www.streetgangs.com/crips
over 500 Hispanic gangs from the Valley, to East LA down to South Central.
http://www.streetgangs.com/hispanic
Asian gangs are the fastest growing street gangs in LA County with about 20,000 members.
http://www.streetgangs.com/asian
18th Street Gang
http://www.streetgangs.com/18thstreet.html
Remember the movie "Escape from L.A."?
Everytime I read an article about LA anymore, the movie immediately comes to mind.