Edit: ThiazVids Many movies and songs about Los Angeles depict the notion that the city is home to a large number of gangsters and professional criminals. According to a May 2001 Drug Threat Assessment by the National Drug Intelligence Center, Los Angeles County is home to 152000 gang members organized into 1350 gangs. Among the most infamous are the Crips, Bloods, 18th Street, Florencia 13, and MS-13 (Mara Salvatrucha). This has led to the city being referred to as the Gang Capital of America. Car chases happen more often than in most other major cities, with the city’s complex freeway system allowing for lengthier pursuits. Other automobile-oriented crimes include car-to-car shootings, drive-by shootings, hit-and-run accidents, and carjackings. bloods crips ghetto gangsters violence fighting shoting compton harlem gangsta mara salvatrucha crip blood south central compton piru gangs hood ghetto guns shooting fighting violent los angeles eazy tupac san diego bloods crips ghetto gangsters violence fighting shoting compton harlem gangsta mara salvatrucha cv favela bloods crips gangs violence gangsta shooting tupac 2pac eazy snoop compton ghetto hood fighting ms13 los angeles dogg la bloods crips ghetto gangsters violence fighting shoting compton harlem gangsta new york los angeles