That COULD be a saving grace. Some "groups" just won't put up with that kind of gang shit. There's a neighborhood in southern Brooklyn, Brighton Beach (named after some limey town ) that had been in decline in the 70's and 80's. Youth gangs set up shop and drugs became rampant there. The Russians started moving in and within a few years the gangs were out (them Russians don't take any crap). Its now a relatively safe area.