The city of Oxnard is one of those rare success stories. This city used to be infested with gangs and gang violence. In June 2004, the Oxnard Police Department and the Ventura County Sheriff imposed a gang injunction in over a 6.6-square-mile area of the city in order to restrict gang activity. Since then, the murder rate has dropped dramatically in Oxnard. Their largest problem now, as in many other communities is the scourge of illicit drugs.