Sacramento's Gang Activity Heating Up

We have all heard of the mainstream gangs, Bloods and Crips, Nortenos and Surrenos, among others. But now there are sub sets of gangs, smaller gangs with their own name that fall under the umbrella of the mainstream gang. The Sacramento gang, Trigga Mob is a set from North Sacramento and has around 10 to 25 members. That may sound like a small gang but that gang represents only two streets and is part of the larger group, Del Paso Heights Bloods. Professor Hernandez, a familiar name to many of us, says, "It's been happening for the past few years. We start out with Crips and Bloods and Norteños and Sureños, and as the gangs have kept growing, you start getting a difference in personalities. They start splitting up, and they become different gang groups and they have different things going on." Trigga Mob has recently been in the news because two members are on trial for attempted murder of Timothy "Money" Hurst, who was shot 5 times for supposedly snitching.
Gang activity is occurring all over Sacramento and surrounding suburbs. It's not just happening in the low income and high crime areas, it's happening everywhere. There have been recent gang related shootings in neighborhoods where homes cost over $300,000. Lack of supervision is one of the main reasons for gang infiltration. I think that lack of supervision is a minimal contribution to gang activity. Young people join gangs to either fit in or for a sense of protection and comrade. Deterring gang activity is not an easy task since there are so many sub sets of gangs. It's too bad that the image portrayed of gangs is practically glamorized in the music, TV and movies.Gang violence is a reality that occurs on a daily basis.