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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 28 October 2024. The Five Points, Manhattan is a location that was associated with gang activities from the early 19th century. In the late 1920s, Al Capone was the leader of the Chicago Outfit The Hells Angels outlaw motorcycle club was founded in 1948 and is considered a criminal gang by American law ...
Gangs in the United States. Approximately 1.4 million people in the United States were part of gangs as of 2011, and more than 33,000 gangs were active in the country. [3] These include national street gangs, local street gangs, prison gangs, outlaw motorcycle clubs, and ethnic and organized crime gangs.
Armenian Power graffiti in Little Armenia, Los Angeles MS-13 graffiti. This is a list of notable criminal gangs in Los Angeles, California.. The County and the City of Los Angeles has been nicknamed the "Gang Capital of America," with an estimated 450 active gangs with a combined membership of more than 45,000.
Subcategories. This category has the following 9 subcategories, out of 9 total. Gangs in the United States by ethnicity (8 C) Gangs in the United States by state (49 C) Gangs in Washington, D.C. (3 P)
The Mexican Mafia (Spanish: Mafia Mexicana), also known as La eMe (Spanish for "the M"), is a predominantly Mexican American prison gang and criminal organization in the United States. [1][3] Despite its name, the Mexican Mafia has no origins in Mexico and is entirely a U.S. organization. Law enforcement officials report that the Mexican Mafia ...
The American Mafia, [23][24][25] commonly referred to in North America as the Italian-American Mafia, the Mafia, or the Mob, [23][24][25] is a highly organized Italian-American criminal society and organized crime group. In North America, the organization is often colloquially referred to as the Italian Mafia or Italian Mob, though these terms ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 5 November 2024. List of groups engaged in illegal activities This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "List of criminal enterprises, gangs, and ...
The 18th Street Gang, also known as Eighteen St, Barrio 18, Mara 18, or simply 18 in North America, [ 1 ][ 15 ][ 16 ][ 17 ] is a multi-ethnic (largely Central American and Mexican) transnational criminal organization that started as a street gang in Los Angeles. It is one of the largest transnational criminal gangs in Los Angeles, with 30,000 ...