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One of the reason L.A. is the "gang capital" is because here, the gang culture exists pretty much all over, not just in certain areas. While I don't really know too much about Chicago gang violence, I believe (I of course could be way wrong) that it really only exists on the South and West side of the city. In Los Angeles, from the Valley, to East L.A., to South L.A., and even a few parts of the Westside (recent article about gang injunction, arrests in Venice b/c of drugs), gangs exist. Obviously, some parts are much, much worse than others, and in other areas they're barely noticeable, but the culture and mindset still lingers throughout.
Don't foget the outer counties like Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino. Heck all the way down to San Diego.
I don't know for sure that Houston was all that dangerous back in the 90s but I sure thought it was as a kid because there was this show on our local fox affiliate called City Under Siege. Watching that show made me feel like I was living in a war zone.
I don't know for sure that Houston was all that dangerous back in the 90s but I sure thought it was as a kid because there was this show on our local fox affiliate called City Under Siege. Watching that show made me feel like I was living in a war zone.
Houston was that dangerous. It had one of the highest murder rates in the 90's. I believe it was 1991 when it had 601 homicides. But it's peak was in 1979 with 701.
Lol Gaylords, I've heard them mentioned before. Does anyone know the story on them? I'm not knocking them since I know nothing about them, but the name just cracks me up.
someone told me GAYLORD stood for Great American Youth Loving Our Race Destroying S**** (the derogatory name for hispanics)
also illinois has the most gangbangers per capita 8-11 per 100,000 i saw that in a FBI report
Houston was that dangerous. It had one of the highest murder rates in the 90's. I believe it was 1991 when it had 601 homicides. But it's peak was in 1979 with 701.
Man 701?! I never knew Houston went that high! And that had to have been way before it had as sizable a population as it has now. I knew it always had a crazy crime rate, but I didn't know it was that bad back then. That's crazy.
someone told me GAYLORD stood for Great American Youth Loving Our Race Destroying S**** (the derogatory name for hispanics)
also illinois has the most gangbangers per capita 8-11 per 100,000 i saw that in a FBI report
Ah, I see. Thanks. That makes it sound a little more gang-like.
Yeah I'd read that before too about Illinois and it doesn't surprise me. Though I'm not sure if it would still hold true if SoCal or LA's metro were their own state.
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But I think about 95% of them are in Chicago.
This is probably true too. Though don't forget East St. Louis is in Illinois as well, and it must have a decent number in itself to add to that total.
Man 701?! I never knew Houston went that high! And that had to have been way before it had as sizable a population as it has now. I knew it always had a crazy crime rate, but I didn't know it was that bad back then. That's crazy.
Oh yeah. It was the murder capital at that time from what I read.
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