And lets not forget the Russian Mafia that has made great inroads in this country.
I can't say we've had many problems with Russians in North Texas. Their criminal element seems to stick to the east and west coasts.
At least Manassas City and Manassas Park City have enacted laws to deal with the overcrowding problem.
You may recall that Fairfax County tried this about 2-3 years ago, but there was a huge outcry and they dropped the idea.
Manassas Park is also doing yearly rental property inspections, which I think is a good idea given that some of these people have no qualms about living in slum conditions. They apparently think it is normal. Once landlords in this city find out that they can no longer let their property go to hell and just rent it out to the lowest common denominator, it should improve things around here because the market for cheap slum rentals will dry up, as will the customer base for it.
Don't forget the Ukrainian mafiya. They bad, they bad.