Many individuals on the fringe of gang involvement are reluctant to identify themselves as gang members. They often state that their friends are gang members, but that they themselves are not. However, rival gang members shooting from a speeding car do not make a distinction between a gang member and his or her associates. Dress The uniform of Hispanic gangs is an easily recognized standard. Black gang members are individualistic in their dress.
Black gangs tend to identify themselves by adopting certain colors.
Graffiti Graffiti, a form of vandalism, is a problem that impacts our neighborhoods in a variety of ways. Without question, it decreases property values in residential neighborhoods and negatively affects industrial and commercial areas. Of greater concern is the inherent violence associated with gang graffiti. They also use it to advertise the gang's status or power and to declare their own allegiance to the gang. When a neighborhood is marked with graffiti indicating territorial dominance, the entire area and its inhabitants become targets for violence.