Current and Rising Trends

New gang activity and perspectives lie in the following areas of interest:

Migration of Gangs

Visiting

Recruiting

Released from prison to…?

Other countries

Setting up shop

Threats by Gangs

Threats to kill, harm, use violence against…

LEOs

Correctional Officers

Public officials

State government employees

Anyone in uniform

Use of Web and Mobile-based Apps to Avert Detection

• Glide
• USAsexguide.info
• Online advertisements
• Tyner
• Twitter
• Backpage
• Skipthegames
• Stormfront
• Talkee
• Mobile Patrol

• Periscope
• Pinger
• Bandwith
• OKHello
• Facebook, Messenger, Facetime
• MeetMe
• Ask.fm
• Nextplus
• Telegram
• Swervecast

Rising Crime Trends

• Frauds related to drug prescription
• Robberies in jewelry stores
• Crimes related to financial items
• Debit/Credit card schemes
• Tax frauds
• Swatting
• Identity stealing
• Occupying properties or buildings
• Impersonating the police
• Posting of LE info online
• Using bitcoin to obtain personal data
• Using parks for selling narcotics
• Bit/Wall coins in child prostitution
• Mobile brothels-'freaky party.'
• Creative concealed compartments
• Modes of travel & MO’s
  

Additional Rising Crime Trends

• Using codes/encryption for communication purposes.
• Using non-profit organizations to shelter criminal/gang activities
• Growth continuation  in Prison-Street Operations by gangs
• Contacts
• Hits/orders
• Rules/Directives
• Sending kites from the prison to street gangs
• Consistent development in LE countermeasures
• Consistent development of alliances for $$$ purposes
• Consistent development of  rap songs/videos for threatening rival gangs
• Consistent development in increasing inter-gang rivalry. 

The gangs are now using religious symbols more than ever. For example, the use of Hijab by females and brimless caps by males is on the rise. The Islamic is now interlinked or connected to pop and hip-hop culture.