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A small, but notable, American outlaw motorcycle gang which maintains at least 5 chapters across the nation. [77] Highway 61 MC: 1968 Auckland, New Zealand: One of the largest gangs in New Zealand, and for a time, the nation's largest outlaw motorcycle club. Also operates in the Commonwealth of Australia. [78] Highwaymen: 1954 Detroit, US
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The Five Points, Manhattan is a location that was associated with gang activities from the early 19th century. [1] In the late 1920s, Al Capone was the leader of the Chicago Outfit [2] The Hells Angels outlaw motorcycle club was founded in 1948 and is considered a criminal gang by American law enforcement agencies, particularly for their involvement in drug-related activities and violent crimes.
In the United States and Canada, the Hells Angels are incorporated as the Hells Angels Motorcycle Corporation. Common nicknames for the club are the "H.A.", "Red & White", and "81". [10] With a membership of over 6,000, and 592 charters in 66 countries, the HAMC is the largest "outlaw" motorcycle club in the world. [8] [9] [11]
Founded in McCook, Illinois in 1935, the Outlaws MC is the oldest outlaw biker club in the world. [3] With 441 chapters located in 43 countries, [5] and a membership of over 3,000, [6] the club is also the third-largest in the world, behind the Hells Angels and the Bandidos. [8] Outlaws members typically ride Harley-Davidson motorcycles. [9] [10]
The Sons of Silence are classified as an outlaw motorcycle gang by the United States Department of Justice and have traditionally been considered part of the "big five" biker gangs, along with the Bandidos, the Hells Angels, the Outlaws and the Pagans. [4] [11] The club has since been surpassed in membership size by the Mongols, however. [6]
The earliest American street gangs emerged at the end of the American Revolutionary War in the early 1780s. [9] However, these early street gangs had questionable legitimacy, and more serious gangs did not form until at least the early 1800s. [9] The earliest of these serious gangs formed in northeastern American cities, particularly in New ...
The Outlaws are designated an outlaw motorcycle gang by the United States Department of Justice. [10] The dominant biker gang in the Great Lakes region, the Outlaws are based primarily in the Midwest, the Northeast and the Southeast, with more than 700 members and 86 chapters in twenty U.S. states.