It seems gang-related crime in Detroit involves small neighborhood gangs, rather than the big 'franchises' such as the Crips, Bloods, MS-13 and the Latin Kings.

But, I wouldn't know a lot about it. The crime is real, however.

What accounts for the absence of those larger crime networks?

It is said that anyone attempting to break into 'OC' [[organized crime) in Detroit is in for a rough time. It's impenetrable, despite the fact that many Detroit gangs are so small that they have no turf [['jurisdiction' or authority) anywhere except the block they live on.

What gives? Who really controls things behind the scenes? I wouldn't know because I actively avoid being around those types of characters, but the lack of centralized power confuses me.

I just can't believe that it's all run by separate and distinct small groups of kids in baggy pants, with no major players acting as the glue that holds everything together.

Drugs, sadly, are Big Business and have been that way for decades. Why do the big franchises stay away from Detroit?