Communities Nationwide See Increase in Gang Activity: "Law-enforcement officials are seeing a resurgence of gangs and the violence associated with them in cities across the nation, USA Today reported July 20.
Although overall crime rates have remained low, police report a rise in homicides linked to gangs. In particular, police are seeing a reemergence in gang activities by the Crips, the Bloods, the Mexican Mafia, and the Gangster Disciples, all of whom were associated with the turf wars over crack cocaine during the 1980s."
