
Half of all the crime in Houston is Gang related.

The amount of Gang related crime in Houston is down a police are hoping to keep it that way. This morning the Houston Police Department announced a new website...

KRTK ABC13 - Deborah Wrigley
The Houston Police Department, FBI and other agencies say they have had good success in their efforts to fight gangs in Houston

KHOU.com Houston Texas
The FBI, Houston Police Department, and the complete network of law enforcement agencies throughout Harris County announced enhancements to their anti-gang efforts Wednesday.


The numbers show that half of all the crime in Houston is Gang related. We are going to show you how you can help police.

We are on you. We are going to catch you. You're are going to go to my overcrowded jail and we are all going to be happy about it.

This site shares information about Gangs and how to report Gang activity in your area.

According to police more children join gangs and it is no longer a inner city problem.

Thirty-five gang fugitives featured on the www.stophoustongangs.org website, and publicized weekly by local media and on Houston area digital billboards, have been captured within the past year.

Houston Police are trying to keep the Bayou City from becoming a stomping ground for gangs and drug cartels from Mexico.

Gang problems are not unusual in Houston. But you may be surprised to find that if there is a gang in Texas, they have a presence in the Bayou City.

Richard Powers the FBIs special agent in charge of the Houston office summed it up like this - This is the first time that I am aware of that this many agencies commit to this kind of initiative have come together.

It is all of our responsibility to end the scourge of gang violence said Harris County District Attorney Pat Lykos

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- The FBI is teaming up several local law enforcement agencies on a new initiative, billed as a proactive attack on gangs. The campaign includes the use of billboards and a website.