List of criminal gangs in Los Angeles
Armenian Power graffiti in Little Armenia, Los Angeles
MS-13 graffiti
This is a list of notable criminally active gangs in Los Angeles, California.
Los Angeles has been nicknamed the Gang Capital of America, with an estimated 120,000 gang members as of 2007.[1] According to a May 2001 Drug Threat Assessment by the National Drug Intelligence Center, Los Angeles was home to 1,350 gangs.[2]
Gangs
- Hells Angels
- Los Angeles crime family
- Kosher Nostra
- Mexican Mafia
- Mongols Motorcycle Club
- MS-13
- Peckerwood
- Pirus
- Sinaloa Cartel
- Sureños
- Triad
- Vagos Motorcycle Club
See also
References
- ↑ Gang mayhem grips LA, The Observer, March 18, 2007
- ↑ "California Central District Drug Threat Assessment : Overview". National Drug Intelligence Center. May, 2001.
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