WHAT WAS GOING ON
A new police force was created just for this. It was called the federal prohibition bureau. With all the police and newly formed organizations as well as the FBI only 5% of the alcohol in the U.S. was being confiscated.(Tim Nash, 20th century crime) unemployment grew as well as violence and jobs in crime. The main reason the unemployment rates were so high was mostly due to the fact everyone who worked in a bar, distillery, liquor store, winery and vineyard was now unemployed. Police resources on preventing other crimes have now been diverted to prohibition causes. Thus letting more crimes of different varieties happen. With the law completely and utterly inferior gangs fought amongst themselves to gain control of distribution territories. Many people wanted to get in on this new and thriving source of seemingly endless revenue by making their own alcohol in their own homes and elsewhere. Most of the new people doing this did not know how to properly create this illegal substance and it ended up getting people who drank it very very sick. Infact the amount of alcohol related deaths in America rose to over 400%. (Tim Nash, 20th century crime) now none of the American population had any confidence in the law nor did they in any way respect the law, people were drunk in the streets and driving drunk with no care of scruples. After 13 ridiculous and embarrassing years prohibition came to a much-needed stop. With their newly found wealth from the mistake of prohibition mobsters who flourished during the twenties now moved on to new industries making the world an even more dangerous place.