[Gritty]

How many gang members are there in LA?

Police have identified 720 street gangs in Los Angeles, with 39,315 members, 50% of whom are illegals according to a recent article in the LA Times. (Sorry I can't provide a link, but I archived the information)

[brazzaville]

Good morning.
“Police have identified 720 street gangs in Los Angeles, with 39,315 members,”

Thanks. Fewer than I thought, but enough to cause worry.

Michael Frazier

[Smokin' Joe]

Police have identified 720 street gangs in Los Angeles, with 39,315 members, 50% of whom are illegals according to a recent article in the LA Times. (Sorry I can't provide a link, but I archived the information)

One charismatic leader, and in the face of strong opposition, that would become an army. Sure, there'd be infighting, bickering, slacking so former competitors got torn up, but still, they are organized (on a smaller unit basis), have a command structure, and are armed.

They already do not care about legalities (wide open ROE), and they only care about their own.

They would have to be taken down in such a way that the minor players decided it would be wiser to fade into the woodwork rather than unite in opposition, which means take out the big boys first.