Los Angeles - The Gang Capital

Los Angeles - City of Angels

Many movies and songs about Los Angeles depict the notion that the city is home to a large number of gangsters and professional criminals. According to a May 2001 Drug Threat Assessment by the National Drug Intelligence Center, Los Angeles County is home to 152,000 gang members organized into 1,350 gangs. Among the most infamous are the Crips, Bloods, 18th Street, Florencia 13, and MS-13 (Mara Salvatrucha). This has led to the city being referred to as the "Gang Capital of America." Car chases happen more often than in most other major cities, with the city's complex freeway system allowing for lengthier pursuits. Other automobile-oriented crimes include car-to-car shootings, drive-by shootings, hit-and-run accidents, and carjackings.

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[Medvediu1]

LA is mostly knows as a violent city. but i would like to visit this city, because it looks so sexy summer with gangsters, lowriders around and much weed :)

[D1333x]

DAMN.. i remember watching this video back in 2007 and there were no paragraph long internet banger comments.."my hood is harder than yours" and shit, everyone just showed some love for their hood, why can't it be like that anymore??

[BOYLEHEIGHTS213]

much love to my city and homies LA is where its at fool comin from 4th and gless PICO GARDENS EAST LOS all who think there ciy is harder it dont matter fool every city is different and if ur a tourist stick to downtown is all im saying dont think cuz ur from a hard area u can just step into the calles and think u will walk all over thats any shitty part of a city stay where u stay and dont stray cuz then ur prey real palabra homies

[essjpinoy408]

@canibusnj Much love.

[canibusnj]

@essjpinoy408 REAL TALK, LOVED L.A. SINCE I WAS A LITTLE KID! I've never been there but the whole vibe, the car culture, the fine ass women, the gorgeous residential areas with the ranch style houses, the palm trees, the weather, etc, just seem like the place to be. The only bad shit is the earthquakes, the gorilla warfare going on between the blacks and the Mexicans and the high cost of living BUT L.A. IS MY SECOND FAVORITE CITY BEHIND PHILLY, THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AMERICAN CITY IN MY OPINION!!

[NatJamSte]

@TheLeonid1992 No it is not, lmfao

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[essjpinoy408]

Everyone commentin on the video is always comparing Chicago to L.A.

California, itself have different type of gangs all kinds Mexicans, Blacks, & Asians too!

Who gives a fuck though! Feel me? We have the hottest bitches around and best weather.

All the good shit comes from California. 7th best economy on Earth. We can be our country, if we want too. Times change. Internet bangers tryna search statistics and shit. Move to Cali you'll never leave.

[aztecgladiator13]

@DownAssSpic idk bout dat because here in LA is crazy bro im being dead serious..ppl get kill for wearing the wrong clothing, wrong place at the wrong time, here u alwayz see crazy shyt ..I havent been to chicago my step bro used to live over there but he says LA is way Way crazier! he told me bout sum gangs i havent even heard of like manaik latin desciples, latin kings, cobras etc... he also mention bout folks n peoples but he said the gangs right here are crazier