What is the most common reason for gang violence in the US?

Gang violence--particularly assaults, drive-by shootings, homicides, and brutal home-invasion robberies--accounts for one of the largest, single, personal threats to public safety in this state. ... There are different reasons for different kids, but the following is a list of some of the possible reasons why kids would join a gang. read more

Yes indeed. Drugs provide a heavy cash flow. Gang members are the recipients of this cash flow. You have to be affiliated with a gang to be involved in the drug trade, an independent operator will not last long. read more

According to surveys conducted internationally by the World Bank for their World Development Report 2011, by far the most common reason people suggest as a motive for joining gangs is unemployment. Ethnic solidarity is a common factor in gangs. Black and Hispanic gangs formed during the 1960s in the USA often adapted nationalist rhetoric. read more