You're about to see a protection racket spring up that will put the Mafia to shame. Every sane resident better get out of that ****hole NOW.
Actually you are not far from their reality.
The model they want to go after is similar to what is used in China with block watchers/snitches. Who then report to the more forceful authorities. The problem with that model in the United States, especially in big cities, is no one ever reports seeing anything.