Stopping gang violence

Gang violence has been going on for many years Operation Gang Up, formed in 2011, is a community-based organization that connects citizens, law enforcement and elected officials to help identify, fight and prevent the spread of gangs. The Police Officers now estimates that there are now at least 1.4 million members of some 33,000 gangs across the country, and those numbers keeps growing. Operation Gang Up is a way to familiarize the community with signs of gang activity and stop gangs from infiltrating our communities. They adversely affect our communities with the ever-present threat of violence, increased crime rate and vandalism – casting a shadow of fear over neighborhoods. Residents in areas where gangs are rampant may not feel safe in their own homes, be afraid to sit on their own front porches, or fear for their children’s safety when they simply leave for school each day. No one should ever have to live with that constant fear. Our communities need concerted efforts from responsible officials at every level – federal, state and local – to forge aggressive solutions, particularly where there is a correlation between housing and crime.