They carry weapons and drugs, participate in drive-by shootings, instigate violence, and participate in fights. They are also raising their children in a gang environment.
Gangs are an inner city problem.
Urban drug-dealing gangs migrate to smaller cities as well as to rural and suburban areas in search of untapped drug markets, less competition, and higher profit margins. With increased media attention to gangs, adolescents throughout the country are adopting gang dress, lifestyles, and activities. There are growing numbers of white adolescent gangs throughout the country. In addition, Caucasian adolescents also are joining minority gangs. Kids join gangs because their parents don't care what they do.