List of gangs in the United States: Difference between revisions

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==By ethnic origin==

==By ethnic origin==

===African-American===

{{columns-list|*[[31 Gang]]

*[[Almighty Black P. Stone Nation]]

*[[Almighty Vice Lord Nation]]

**[[Four Corner Hustlers]]

*[[Bailey Boys]]

*[[Black Disciples]]

*[[Black Guerrilla Family]]

*[[Black Mafia]]

*[[Black Mafia Family]]

*[[Black Spades]]

*[[Bloods]]

**[[Black P. Stones (Jungles)|Black P. Stones]]

**[[Bounty Hunter Bloods]]

**[[Crenshaw Mafia]]

**[[Nine Trey Gangsters]]

**[[Pirus]]

**[[Sex Money Murda]]

**[[United Blood Nation]]

*[[CBL/BFL]]

*[[Chambers Brothers (gang)|Chambers Brothers]]

*[[Columbia Point Dawgs]]

*[[The Council (drug syndicate)|The Council]]

*[[Crips]]

**[[Grape Street Watts Crips (gang)|Grape Street Watts Crips]]

**[[Rollin’ 30s Harlem Crips]]

**[[Rollin’ 60s Neighborhood Crips]]

**[[Venice Shoreline Crips]]

*[[D.C. Blacks]]

*[[Decepticons (gang)|Decepticons]]

*[[Errol Flynns]]

*[[The Family (American crime organization)|The Family]]

*[[Folk Nation]]

*[[Fruit Belt Gang]]

*[[Gangster Disciples]]

**[[OutLaw Gangster Disciples]]

*[[Hidden Valley Kings]]

*[[KUMI 415]]

*[[LRGP (gang)|LRGP]]

*[[Lucerne Street Doggz]]

*[[Miami Boys]]

*[[Mickey Cobras]]

*[[Orchard Park Trailblazers]]

*[[Savage Nomads]]

*[[Savage Skulls]]

*[[Schuele Boys]]

*[[Somali Outlaws]]

*[[Supreme Team (gang)|Supreme Team]]

*[[Westmob]]

*[[Young Boys Inc.]]

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===Caribbean===

===Caribbean===

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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.[3]

The Federal Bureau of Investigation website in 2014 stated that there were some 33,000 gangs in the United States which they classified as street gangs, motorcycle gangs or prison gangs. While some gangs are multi-ethnic, many criminal enterprises are organized along racial lines and restrict membership to individuals of particular ethnicities or races.[4]

Notable criminal gangs include:

Indigenous American

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Outlaw motorcycle clubs

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Membership in this group may overlap other groups above.

  1. ^ Asbury, Herbert (July 1, 2008). The Gangs of New York: An Informal History of the Underworld. Vintage Books. ISBN 9780307388988. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
  2. ^ Capeci, Jerry (January 4, 2005). The Complete Idiot’s Guide to the Mafia. Alpha Books. pp. 84–. ISBN 9781592573059. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
  3. ^ Holmes, Ronald M.; Tewksbury, Richard; Higgins, George (December 2, 2011). Introduction to Gangs in America. CRC Press. pp. 91–. ISBN 9781439869475. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
  4. ^ “Gangs”. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  5. ^ “The Gangs of St. Andrews”. September 12, 2012.

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