Gangs
Where groups formed, as recorded. 61 points on the WW9 Atlas, oldest first, each with its source.
Open this layer on the map- Camorra1400 · Criminal organization in Italy (placed at Naples)Camorrahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camorra
- Sicilian Mafia1801 · Organized Italian crime syndicate (placed at Sicily)Sicilian Mafiahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicilian_Mafia
- Ku Klux Klan1865 · American white supremacist hate group (placed at Pulaski)Ku Klux Klan (white supremacist)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ku_Klux_Klan
- Philadelphia crime family1911 · Mafia family based in Philadelphia (placed at Philadelphia)Philadelphia crime familyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_crime_family
- Yamaguchi-gumi1915 · Japanese organized crime (yakuza) groupYamaguchi-gumihttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamaguchi-gumi
- Hogan Gang1920 · Defunct St. Louis-area prohibition gang (placed at St. Louis)Hogan Ganghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hogan_Gang
- Lucchese crime family1920 · One of the "Five Families" that dominate organized crime activities in New York City, US (placed at New York City)Lucchese crime family Lucchese crime family New Jersey factionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucchese_crime_family
- North Side Gang1920 · Bootlegging gang in Chicago during 1920s (placed at Chicago)North Side Ganghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Side_Gang
- Spanish Cobras1950 · Street gang from Humboldt Park, Chicago, USA (placed at Chicago)Spanish Cobrashttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Cobras
- Winter Hill Gang1955–1999 · American organized crime gang (placed at Somerville)Winter Hill Ganghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_Hill_Gang
- Mexican Mafia1957 · Mexican American criminal organization (placed at Los Angeles)Mexican Mafiahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_Mafia
- Chosen Few Motorcycle Club1959 · Multiracial outlaw motorcycle club (placed at Los Angeles)Chosen Fewhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chosen_Few_Motorcycle_Club
- Gangster Disciples1960 · Criminal organization and street gang (placed at Chicago)Gangster Disciples OutLaw Gangster Discipleshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gangster_Disciples
- Aryan Brotherhood1964 · Neo-Nazi prison gang and organized crime syndicate (placed at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center)Aryan Brotherhood (white supremacist)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aryan_Brotherhood
- Breed Motorcycle Club1965 · Outlaw Motorcycle Club (placed at Bristol Township)Breedhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breed_Motorcycle_Club
- Bandidos Motorcycle Club1966 · International outlaw motorcycle club (placed at San Leon)Bandidoshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandidos_Motorcycle_Club
- Black Disciples1966 · Street gang based in Chicago, IL (placed at Chicago)Black Discipleshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Disciples
- Savage Nomads1967 · American street gang (placed at The Bronx)Savage Nomadshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savage_Nomads
- Brother Speed Motorcycle Club1969 · American outlaw motorcycle club (placed at Portland)Brother Speedhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brother_Speed_Motorcycle_Club
- Crips1969 · Street gang from Los Angeles, California (placed at Los Angeles)Crips Grape Street Watts Cripshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crips
- Mongols Motorcycle Club1969 · International outlaw motorcycle club (placed at Montebello)Mongolshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongols_Motorcycle_Club
- Pirus1969 · Street gang alliance in Los Angeles (placed at California)Pirushttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirus
- Lopers 131970 · Mexican-American street gang (placed at Orange County)Lopershttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lopers_13
- Coffin Cheaters1971 · International outlaw motorcycle club (placed at Perth)Coffin Cheatershttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffin_Cheaters
- Bloods1972 · Street gang founded in Los Angeles (placed at Los Angeles)Bloods Black P. Stoneshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloods
- La Raza Nation1972 · Criminal organization (placed at Chicago)La Raza Nationhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Raza_Nation
- Cali Cartel1977 · Former Colombian drug cartel (placed at Cali)Cali Cartelhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cali_Cartel
- Folk Nation1978 · American alliance of street gangs (placed at Illinois)Folk Nationhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folk_Nation
- Friends Stand United1980 · American anti-fascist vigilante street gang (placed at Boston)Friends Stand Unitedhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends_Stand_United
- MS-131980 · Transnational criminal gang (placed at San Salvador)MS-13 (Mara Salvatrucha)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS-13
- Public Enemy No. 1 (gang)1986 · White supremacist street and prison gang (placed at Long Beach)Public Enemy No.1 (white supremacist)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Enemy_No._1_%28gang%29
- Gulf Cartel1987 · Criminal group based in Tamaulipas, Mexico (placed at Heroica Matamoros)Gulf Cartelhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_Cartel
- Tijuana Cartel1987 · Criminal organization based in Tijuana, Mexico (placed at Mexico)Tijuana Cartelhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tijuana_Cartel
- Columbia Point Dawgs1988 · U.S. criminal organization and street gang (placed at Boston)Columbia Point Dawgshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_Point_Dawgs
- Hammerskins1988 · Texan white supremacists with international spread (placed at United States)Hammerskins (white supremacist)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammerskins
- Combat 181992 · British neo-Nazi organisation (placed at United Kingdom)Combat 18 (white supremacist)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combat_18
- Fullerton Boys1996 · Korean American gang in Fullerton, United States (placed at Fullerton)Fullerton Boys , Koreanhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fullerton_Boys
- Imperial Klans of America1997 · Ku Klux Klan organization (placed at Dawson Springs)Imperial Klans of America (white supremacist)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Klans_of_America
- Los Zetas1997 · Mexican criminal syndicate (placed at Mexico)Los Zetashttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Zetas
- Keystone United2001 · American neo-Nazi group (placed at Pennsylvania)Keystone State Skinheads (white nationalist)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keystone_United
- Lucerne Street Doggz2003 · Criminal organization (placed at Boston)Lucerne Street Doggzhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucerne_Street_Doggz
- Tren de Aragua2009 · Venezuelan criminal organization (placed at Aragua Penitentiary Center)Tren de Araguahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tren_de_Aragua
- 18th Street gangTransnational criminal gang (placed at Los Angeles)18th Street ganghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/18th_Street_gang
- 311 BoyzTeen gang in Las Vegas, Nevada (placed at Las Vegas)311 Boyzhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/311_Boyz
- Abergil crime familyIsraeli organized crime group (placed at Israel)Israeli mafia Abergil crime familyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abergil_crime_family
- Armenian PowerArmenian-American crime syndicate (placed at Los Angeles County)Armenian Powerhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenian_Power
- Aryan Republican ArmyGroup of neo-Nazi bank robbers (placed at Columbus)Aryan Republican Army (white supremacist)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aryan_Republican_Army
- Bamboo UnionTaiwanese criminal Triad (placed at Taiwan)Bamboo Union , Taiwanesehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bamboo_Union
- Chicago OutfitItalian-American organized crime syndicate based in Chicago, Illinois (placed at Chicago)Chicago Outfithttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Outfit
- Cleveland crime familyItalian-American organized crime group (placed at Cleveland)Cleveland crime familyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleveland_crime_family
- Colombo crime familyOrganized crime family in New York City (placed at New York City)Colombo crime familyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombo_crime_family
- Dead RabbitsIrish American criminal street gang in Lower Manhattan in the 1850s (placed at Lower Manhattan)Dead Rabbitshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Rabbits
- Errol FlynnsStreet gang, founded on the lower east side of Detroit, Michigan (placed at Detroit)Errol Flynnshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Errol_Flynns
- Fresno BulldogsStreet gang in Fresno, California (placed at Fresno)Fresno Bulldogshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fresno_Bulldogs
- Gangs in New Zealand(placed at New Zealand)New Zealandhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gangs_in_New_Zealand
- Mickey CohenCrime boss (1914–1976) (placed at Brooklyn)Mickey Cohen ganghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey_Cohen
- Purple GangCriminal mob group of the 1920s (placed at Detroit)The Purple Ganghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_Gang
- San Francisco crime familyMafia syndicate (1928–2006) (placed at San Francisco)San Francisco crime familyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_crime_family
- St. Louis crime familyItalian-American Mafia crime family in Missouri, US (placed at St. Louis)St. Louis crime familyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Louis_crime_family
- Texas SyndicateMexican-American prison gang (placed at California)Texas Syndicatehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Syndicate
- Warlocks Motorcycle Club (Pennsylvania)Outlaw motorcycle club in the United States (placed at Philadelphia)Warlocks (Pennsylvania)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warlocks_Motorcycle_Club_%28Pennsylvania%29