=Gang Violence in CaliforniaThe city of Los Angeles is the "gang capital" of the country. There are over 450 active gangs in the city of Los Angeles. Many of these gangs have been around for over 50 years. These gangs have a total of more than 45,000 members. Gang violence has long been a major problem. Today, the situation may not be as bad as it was in the 1990s, when it first surfaced, but gang violence remains a critical problem. The state of California is one of the places where gang violence is actually a problem. Today, from 1988 to 1998, California was considered the "decade of death", as more than 1,000 people died each year in Los Angeles. And that's just Los Angeles, let alone the entire state of California. Today, it declined between 2008 and 2012, when violence, in general, fell by 16 percent. But even with this decline, it appears California has big problems containing gang violence. A place like Compton, California is known for gang violence and even though gang-related crimes have decreased by 30 percent. And gang-related crimes in the city of Los Angeles have decreased by 66 percent since 2005. But if you do the math, there are still about 500 gang-related crimes per year, which is too many. In 2002, to help remedy the situation, former New York Police Chief William J. Bratton added 1,000 additional police officers to patrol the city of Los Angeles. In recent years, the state of California has spent a lot of money ridding its streets of gangs and gangs. related violence. The money spent has only just begun to pay off as the city of Salinas, California, with a population of 150,000 and 3,500 gang members, saw 131 shootings and 15 homicides in 2010. Today, even middle of paper...... law, the first part being illegal to "commit a crime to participate in a street gang and contribute to any criminal crime on the part of gang members." The second part makes it illegal that “anyone who commits a crime for the benefit of a gang will be sentenced to mandatory prison time.” In conclusion, California law, through certain laws, punishes gang members and those who associate with gang members. And finally, let's talk about how social media impacts gang plans and activities. With the help of social media, people can help stop gangs' violent crime plans by catching a possible tweet or Instagram post. They can catch him and report him to the police before anything comes to fruition. Instead, this is used as an advantage for gangs who plan to commit their crimes through social media sites like Twitter..