Almighty Imperial Gangsters The Almighty Imperial Gangsters (AIG) or Almighty Imperial Gangsters Nation (AIGN), formerly known as the Imperial Gangsters (IG) are a large predominantly, but not exclusively, Puerto-Rican street gang founded around the Logan Square (Motherland) neighborhood on the North Side of Chicago, Illinois. Foundation and Early History The rise of the Almighty Imperial Gangsters drew from […]
- Zoe Pound (Miami)
The Zoe Pound, originally from the Little Haiti area in Miami, Florida, is a Haitian gang born in 1992. Many of its affiliates considered it to be a social initiative aimed at protecting young Haitians from other ethnic groups. In reality, its members almost immediately began dealing with the sourcing and distribution of narcotics, quickly […]
- The LOTT 13
The LOTT Stoners (TLS), also known as The Lott Stoners 13, Varrio Lott, The Lott Boys, or simply The Lott 13 are a long-standing predominantly Mexican-American street gang that originated in East Los Angeles. Born out of the Los Angeles Stoner Era, during which large groups of Hispanics would spend a considerable amount of […]
- Sotel 13
The Sotel 13 (S13/SX3) or Sotel Trece, formerly known as Thee Falcons, are a long-standing Mexican-American street gang in the Sawtelle neighborhood of West Los Angeles, California. Founding and Early History This primarily Hispanic criminal group was born in Los Angeles, California and was at first a club providing young Latinos with a place for their […]
- Asian Street Walkers
The Asian Street Walkers (ASW), also known as the Dub Gang, a Crip gang composed mostly of, but not exclusively, Cambodian Americans, claimed the East Side Astor and Bedlow Drives areas in North Stockton, California. This gang is associated with the number “23,” a reference to the 23rd letter of the alphabet, W, which corresponds with Walkers. […]
- Trinitarios
The Trinitarios (3NI), also called Trinitarians are the largest Dominican-American prison and street gang located on the East Coast of the United States, with subsets in New Jersey, and in all five Boroughs of New York City: The Bronx, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island. Foundation and Early History The history of the Trinitarios finds […]
- Venice 13
Foundation and Early History Following the tearing of Mexican American and immigrant communities by the 405th Freeway, many emigrated to Oakwood. The city and its surrounding territory would later be labeled as “servant’s zone”. This location became one of the few in California where African Americans could live without risks. By then, Venice was known […]
- Santa Monica 13
The Santa Monica 13 (SMG), also known as Santa Monica Trece or SMG (for Santa Monica Gang), are a Chicano street gang based in the Pico neighborhood of Santa Monica, California. They are mostly known for their decades-old rivalries with neighboring gangs in Santa Monica, Venice, Culver City, and West Los Angeles. They share their […]
- Logan Heights Gang
The Logan Heights (LH), or Varrio Logan Heights (VLH), are composed of several allied Mexican-American street gangs based in the neighborhoods of Logan Heights and Barrio Logan, in Southeast San Diego, California. They became notoriously known, during the 1990s, as enforcers for the Arellano-Felix Drug Organization, also known as the Tijuana Cartel, a powerful drug syndicate […]
- Barrio Azteca
The Barrio Azteca (BA) are a primarily Mexican-American criminal organization which first saw the light of day in 1986 in Texas. The group was created within the El Paso Correctional Facility and soon evolved to become one of the most violent transnational gangs in North America. Ever since its creation, the main idea behind this enterprise […]
- Yakuza
The Yakuza has been reported as early as the 17th century. At the time, the Japanese’s caste system was particularly strict and members of the peddlers group, those in charge for the trade of petty goods, were placed at the bottom of the pyramid representing society. Eventually, these individuals were recognized by the Edo government […]
- Russian Mafia
The Russian Mafia dates back to the Russian Imperial Period. At the time, peasants and low-income workers would often resort to violence and thievery to scrape together enough money to ensure their own and their families’ survival. Simultaneously, small groups of people stole from the government and redistributed the results of their efforts to the […]
- Four Corner Hustlers
The Four Corner Hustlers (4CH) were born by the end of 1968, mostly thanks to the efforts of Vice Lords’ Walter Wheat and Freddie Gauge. The two young African-Americans sought a way to protect their home territory, a narrow strip of land in Chicago’s West Garfield Park, from the influence of external gang members who […]
- East Nashville Crips (Rollin 90s Crips)
The East Nashville Crips stemmed, at the beginning of the 1990s, from the original Rollin’ 90s Crips of Los Angeles, California. Jamal Shakir, leader of the latter gang, opted to move to Tennessee to expand the group’s influence and gain control over more territory. Along with some of his fellow criminals, the African-American man chose […]
- Black Mafia Family (BMF)
The group now known as Black Mafia Family was originally composed of only two individuals. Brothers Demetrius and Terry Flenory, both from the city of Detroit, began distributing narcotics as early as their high-school years. The duo, operating on the streets of the city, would soon specialize in the sale of cocaine, charging up […]
