In the book The Business of Crime the author, Humbert Nelli, explains the impact Italian immigrants had on the entire country proving the fact that Chicago was not the only city in American were Italian Crime syndicates had great influence on American culture. Italian immigration and urban crime syndicates had a profound effect on American culture during the late 1800's to 1930, and peaking during prohibition. Many Italian immigrants only found success through corrupting the economy and politics along with the American public. Nelli used many facts and statistics to prove Chicago was not the only city in America that was affected by Italian organized crime. Nelli's strong facts, stated below, and the good organization of the book makes her points very strong making The Business Of Crime a very strong and convincing book. .
Chicago was not the only city to experience significant organized crime from 1880- 1940 many other large cities became infested with Italian crime families. Italian immigrants migrated to America for hopes of wealth and a new beginning. Through extensive research Nelli discovered during the early 1900's cities such as New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Detroit, Cleveland, Kansas City, Los Angles, Washington D.C., New Orleans, and Denver all experienced a rise in the Italian population and consequently a growing crime rate. In order to fit in with American society Italian immigrants needed to endure an extreme cultural transition. Nelli states, "At the beginning of the present century, Palermo police officer Antonio Cutrera observed of the situation in Sicily that long domination by succeeding invaders had produced people who were suspicious, diffident, intolerant, and above all, enemies of government-any government-and of all law enforcement. Thus, disrespect for laws, hatred of authority, and contempt for all those who had dealings with authorities characterized Sicilians".