Violence of Gangs
Gangs have been around for a long time, but recently they have become worse. Unfortunately, there are many different types of gangs. For example; there are street gangs, prison gangs, motorcycle gangs, and neighborhood gangs. According to Federal Bureau of Investigation, there are more than 33,000 gangs in the United States ("National Gang"). Gangs cause a lot of the violence in America. In Illinois alone there are six or more gang members per 1,000 people ("National Gang"). Not only do gangs cause many deaths in the country, they also effect many situations. Gangs effect the property value of homes in cities, innocent people are at risk with presence of gangs, and young adults are likely to be more violent. Gangs have been more of an impact on today's society.
When gangs are on a rise they harm the real estate market. Due to gang violence, the property values of homes have decreased.
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List of criminal gangs in Los Angeles, California
Image depicting member of MS13 gang. Work of the F...Gangs also hurt businesses as well. As stated by the Los Angeles Police Department, "gangs create even more damage on a regular basis to local property and businesses" ("What Gangs Do"). Agents have a struggle selling properties because gang members like to damage property that is abandoned. Even though the home or building is abandoned and the other homes that are around it may be very nice, because of the damage of that property the value of the nice homes decrease. A big problem that gangs like to participate in is graffiti. They think it is cool and looks neat, but they do not realize how much destruction it does to buildings. Most gang members do not contemplate property value when they commit this crime, nor do they usually care. Not only does damaged property hurt the real estate market, the presence...