Organized Crime

Crime rates started to go up because of the prohibiton. The prohibiton took place in the 1920s and it meant that no alcohol could be sold or manufactured. Many people were upset and felt like they should do something about it. There werent many things that anybody could do. They were fed up about the new laws that were passed so they decided to do something about it and that is when the organized crime all started. Gangsters would met together and just plan these crazy schemes of killing. many infamous gangsters came to light such as Al Capone, Baby Face Nelson and Kate "Ma" Barker just to name a few. They were very slick and had creative ways to kill. Many of them did go to jail.