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The gang symbol of the Bloods, [1] as the sign reads the word "blood" Bloods members identify themselves through various indicators, such as colors, clothing, symbols, tattoos, jewelry, graffiti, language, and hand signs. The Bloods' gang color is red. They like to wear sports clothing, including jackets that show their gang color.
The name "Piru" is derived from the Piru Street Boys, a gang which was founded in 1969 by Sylvester Scott and Vincent Owens in Compton. [3] The Piru Street Boys are considered the forerunners to the Bloods, [4] which is why the terms "Piru" and "Blood" are often used interchangeably. However, this interchangeable use of the terms is inaccurate ...
Crips–Bloods gang war. The Crips and the Bloods, two street gangs founded in Los Angeles (L.A.), California, are internationally renowned to be a classic example of having been engaged in a gang war, especially in pop culture since the 1970s. The war is made up of smaller, local conflicts between chapters of both gangs, and has mostly taken ...
The United Blood Nation, also known as the East Coast Bloods, [4] is a street and prison gang active primarily in the New York metropolitan area. [3] It is the east coast faction of the California-based Bloods street gang. [2] Their main source of income is the trafficking and sale of illegal drugs. [3][7]
The Crips are one of the largest and most violent associations of street gangs in the United States. [23] With an estimated 30,000 to 35,000 members in 2008, [4] the gangs' members have been involved in murders, robberies, and drug dealing, among other crimes. They have a long and bitter rivalry with the Bloods.
Tiny Rascal Gang [16] Mara Salvatrucha, commonly known as MS-13, is an international criminal gang that originated in Los Angeles, California, in the 1980s. Originally, the gang was set up to protect Salvadoran immigrants from other gangs in the Los Angeles area. Over time, the gang grew into a more traditional criminal organization.
Bounty Hunter Watts Bloods. A mural referring to the war between the Bounty Hunter Watts Bloods and the Grape Street Watts Crips. The Bounty Hunter Watts Bloods, [5][6] also known as the Bounty Hunter Bloods, is a "set" of the Bloods gang alliance situated in the Nickerson Gardens public housing projects in Watts, Los Angeles.
Gangster Disciples. The Gangster Disciple Nation (often abbreviated as the GD 's; formally, GDN), also known as Growth & Development, is an African American street and prison gang founded by former rivals David Barksdale and Larry Hoover; in 1968, the two came together to form the Black Gangster Disciple Nation (BGDN).