What Is Gang Activity?
We, as the general public, enjoy many of the same activities gang members do. The difference is that whenever gang members go to the mall, a movie, or hang out playing basketball at the neighborhood park, the potential for violence and criminal activity is much greater than for any other group of people. Gang activity to law enforcement is criminal in nature and may involve drug trafficking, burglary, theft, criminal mischief, assaults, intimidation, and in extreme cases, even murder. As the gang becomes more organized and membership increases, the level and seriousness of criminal activity increases. Media reports bring daily instances of innocent bystanders, often children, injured or killed because they were in the wrong place at the wrong time. Sometimes, the only reason for a violent incident was that the victim made the wrong hand sign, or wore the wrong clothing. When a street gang enters a neighborhood it will immediately claim an area as its “turf” with boundaries most often d
