Man, the Midwest started modern day gang bangin. It all started in Chicago in the mid 40s with Blackstones and Black Gangster Disciples. And to make a long story short, a bunch of sets poped up, and clicked togther to make Folk and People Nation and expanded all over the Midwest and parts of the South. Folks do everythiong to the right (tilt hats, wear bandanas etc.) and People do everthing to the left. As far as how bad it is, it varies from city to city. It's so bad in Chicago that they're the Murder Capitol of the US (meaining that they have the highest murder rate in the country.) this year. It's also real bad here in Flint but it's gotten better over the years. Shit it was so bad that Detroit and Flint were the Murder Capitols for 2 years straight before the Chi this year. It'a also bad in Gary, Indiana, Saginaw, Michigan, Benton Harbour Michigan, and Omaha, Nebraska. I don't know about anywhere else tho. There are also a few Crips and Bloods here.