Gangs by State 2024

Gangs in the U.S. include prison gangs, local street gangs, and national street gangs. There are about 33,000 gangs in the U.S., with over one million members. Many of these gangs started and still exist in urban areas. For example, national street gangs developed in major cities like Chicago and New York City but later grew in other cities like Washington D.C. and Albuquerque. Gangs are active in all 50 states, all U.S. territories, and the District of Columbia.

Gang Presence by State

While gang members and gang activity exist across the country, some states have a larger gang presence than others.

California, Nevada, Idaho, New Mexico, and Illinois have the most gang members for every 1,000 citizens of the state. Because California, Nevada, and Illinois have major cities, the amount of gang activity would be expected to be higher. New Mexico has been the focus of an FBI investigation of gang activity.

Probably the most surprising state on the list is Idaho. There has been a growing gang presence in the state for the past few years. Many of these gangs originated in the state’s prisons, although there are members of national and local gangs as well.

Gang Activities

American gangs are responsible for about 48% of violent crimes in most jurisdictions. Major cities and suburban surroundings experience most gang activities, especially gang-related violent crimes.

Gangs are known to engage in gambling, arms and drug trafficking, white-collar crimes like fraud, identity theft, counterfeiting, and nontraditional prostitution and human trafficking activities. Nowadays, gangs are participating in more nontraditional crimes like mortgage fraud and identity theft. These new nontraditional crimes create lower visibility and higher profitability. Moreover, gang members are more likely to be involved or arrested for alcohol and drug abuse than non-gang members.

Gang Types

While some neighborhood gangs are affiliated with national-level gangs, many are much smaller. Even with this difference, much of the violence perpetuated by gangs is done by these types of gangs. Neighborhood or local gangs are much more concerned with protecting their area, or turf, from larger gangs. This is usually done using weapons that are a danger to others in the community.

Some members of these gangs that are more established nationally are recruited from local or neighborhood-based gangs. This shows that gang membership can change based on the activities of the members.

Prison gangs seem to be fueling much of the growth of gang-related activity outside of major urban areas. While they usually have fewer members than street gangs, many members are also part of street gangs when they are not incarcerated. Most of these prison gangs are divided by racial or ethnic identity.

Gangs by State 2024

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Gangs by State
Alabama
  • All Profits Gang
  • Crips
  • Bloods
  • The Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation
Alaska
  • Hells Angels Motorcycle Club
Arizona
  • Phoenix gangs
  • Bloods
  • Crips
  • WBP/Doble Gang
  • Phoeniquera
Arkansas
  • Almighty Vice Lord Nation
  • Bloods
  • Crips
  • Dixie Mafia
  • Outlaws Motorcycle Club
  • Rufus Buck Gang
  • Sons of Silence
California
  • Crips
  • Bloods
  • Sureños
  • Norteños
  • MS-13
  • 18th Street Gang
  • Aryan Brotherhood
Colorado
  • Tre Tre Crips
  • Tre 31st
  • Tre Duce
  • Tre Tre Finest
  • Rollin’ 30s
  • the Bloods
  • Gallant Knights Insane
  • 303 Mafia
  • North Side Mafia
  • Inca Boyz
  • 18th Street gang
  • 211 Crew
Connecticut
  • Latin Kings
  • Los Solidos
  • Ñeta
  • 20 Luv
Delaware
  • Latin Kings
  • Mexican gang
  • Bloods and Crips gangs
Florida
  • Sons of Silence
  • Gambino Family
  • Latin Kings
  • Sarasota Assassination Society
  • Trafficante Crime Family
  • Genovese Crime Family
  • Bonanno Crime Family
  • Lucchese Crime Family
  • La Raza Nation
Georgia
  • Bloods
  • Crips
  • Gangster Disciples
  • Latin Kings
  • Vice Lords
Hawaii
  • 99 Street Halawa Mob Crips
  • the Parccyde Sons of Samoa Crips
  • Kam4 projects
  • the MDubbz (Mayor Wright)
  • Palolo projects and few hoods in Waipahu like AniAni (Awoodz)
  • Pupuole (PuTown)
  • Awanei (AWZ)
Idaho
  • crips
  • bloods
  • nortenos
  • serenos
  • white supremacist gangs
  • biker gangs
Illinois
  • Black Disciples
  • Black P Stones
  • Gangster Disciples
  • Latin Kings
Indiana
  • Gangster Disciples
  • Vice Lords
  • Crew Life
  • Bad Newz
  • Cross Town
  • Wild Life
  • Brook Side
  • Gangstaville
  • 2100 Arlington
Iowa
  • Latin Kings
  • Gangster Disciples
  • Vice Lords
Kansas
  • Bloods
  • Crips
  • Surenos
Kentucky
  • Crips
  • Bloods
Louisiana
  • The Bandidos
  • Outlaw motorcycle gangs (OMGs)
Maine
  • Crips
  • Bloods
  • Latin Kings
  • Neta
  • Tiny Rascals Gang
  • FSU
  • Surenos 13
  • Maine Elements
  • TRU
  • Urban Boys for Life
  • Underground Thugs
  • The Portland Boys
  • P-Town Soldiers/Bitches
  • Unauthorized Outlaws
  • East Side Til I Die
Maryland
  • Bloods
  • Crisps
Massachusetts
  • The Hells Angels (HAMC) aka the "Red & White"
  • the Outlaws aka the "Black & White"
Michigan
  • Playboy Gangster Crips
Minnesota
  • Black P Stones
  • Bloods
  • Bogus Boys
  • Crips
  • Family Mob
  • Gangster Disciples
  • Native Mob
  • One Nine's
  • Purple Brothers
  • Somali Hot Boyz
  • Stick Up Boys
  • Sureños
  • Taliban
  • Vatos Locos
  • Vice Lords
Mississippi
  • Simon City Royals
  • Gangster Disciples
  • Vice Lords and subsets
  • Latin Kings
  • Black Gangster Disciples
Missouri
  • Aryan Circle
  • Family Values
  • Joplin Honkys
  • Missouri Aryan Brotherhood
  • Peckerwood Midwest and Sacred Separatist Group
Montana
  • Nortenos
  • Surenos
  • Bloods
  • Crips
  • Native Pride
  • Dine Pride
  • Warrior Society
Nebraska
  • Vice Lords
  • Bloods
  • Airport Crips
  • Cooper Park Locos
Nevada
  • Gersons’
  • the Crips
  • Playboys
New Hampshire
  • Bay State Skinheads
  • Bloods
  • Brothers of the White Warriors
  • Chinese Mafia
  • Combatants
  • Crips
  • Diamond Kings
  • Dominions
  • Folk
  • Gangster Disciples
  • Hells Angels MC
  • Iron Eagles MC
  • Juggalos
  • Kaotic Kings of Destruction
  • Latin Gangster Disciples
  • Latin Kings
  • Milford & Company
  • Mountain Men MC
  • MS-13
  • Outlaws MC
  • Pagans MC
  • Red Villain Gangstas
  • Rough Riders
  • Sureños
  • Trinitarios
New Jersey
  • Bloods
  • Hells Angels Motorcycle Club
  • Pagan's Motorcycle Club
  • Rollin 60s Crips
  • 18th Street
  • Trintarios
  • Brick Squad
  • 230 Boys
  • So Icey Boys
New Mexico
  • West Siders
  • Los Carnales prison gangs
  • Brew Town Locos
  • Los Sureños and Juaritos
  • 72 Gang
  • Los Demonos
  • Memphis Boys
  • Los Padillas
  • Servalle Pajarito
  • Bandidos
  • Hells Angels
New York
  • Bloods
  • Crips
  • Latin Kings
  • Nietas
  • Five Prisoners
  • Silenciosos
  • Matatones
  • Rat Hunters
  • Zulu Nation
North Carolina
  • Folk Nation
  • People Nation
  • Bloods and Crips
  • Hispanic Gangs
  • Asian Gangs
North Dakota
  • Boyz
  • North Side Gangster Disciples
  • the North Side Family
  • the Rapid City Journal
Ohio
  • Columbus Ohio gangs
  • Bloods and Crips
Oklahoma
  • Crips
  • Bloods / Piru
  • Folk Nation
  • Peoples Nation
  • Sureno's
  • Outlaw Motorcycle Bikers (OMG)
  • and White Supremacist
Oregon
  • Crips
  • Bloods
  • Latin Kings
  • Aryan Nation
  • Hoovers
Pennsylvania
  • Latin Kings
  • The Flathead Gang
  • Polish-American Organized Crime
  • Pittsburgh Crime Family
  • Bufalino Crime Family
  • Sons of Satan MC
  • Pagan's Motorcycle Club
  • Sadistic Souls
  • Motorcycle Club
  • Juggalo Gangs
  • Keystone United
  • Watlocks Motorcycle Club
  • Outlaws Motorcycle Club
  • Trinitarios
  • The Breed Motorcycle Club
  • Sin City Deciples Motorcycle Club
Rhode Island
  • Bloods
  • Crips
  • Eastside
  • Latin Kings
  • Southside
  • Taylor Street
  • Westend
South Carolina
  • Mafia Gangster Disciples
  • Insane Gangster Disciples
  • Charlie Town Clique
South Dakota
  • Boyz
  • North Side Gangster Disciples
  • North Side Family
  • the Rapid City Journal
Tennessee
  • Bloods and Crips
  • Gangster Disciples
  • Mara Salvatrucha
  • Vice Lords
Texas
  • Aryan Brotherhood of Texas
  • Aryan Circle
  • Texas Syndicate
  • Texas Mexican Mafia
  • Crips (various cliques)
  • Bloods (various cliques)
  • Bandidos
  • Latin Kings
Utah
  • Crips
  • Bloods
  • Surenos
  • Nortenos
Vermont
  • Bloods
  • Crips
  • Latin Kings
Virginia
  • Broad Rock Boys
  • Young guns
  • 13th Gang
  • Sureno 13
  • MS-13
  • Double II Bloods
  • Nine Trey Bloods
  • Sex Money Murder Blood
  • Black Disciples
  • 2 Times
  • F@#$ the Opps (FTO)
  • OTF (Only the Family)
  • Los Lobos
  • Dolow Crips
  • 9 Boyz
  • 400
  • Rollin 30 Crips
  • Gangster Disciples
  • Hells Angels
  • Mongols
  • Outkast
  • Pagans
  • Wheels of Soul
Washington
  • Bandidos
  • Hombres
  • Amigos
  • Destralos
  • Canyon Riders
  • Unforgiven
  • Warriors
  • Brother Speed
  • Free Souls
  • Ghost Riders
  • Gypsy Jokers
  • Hells Angels
  • Nomads
  • Resurrection
  • Iron Horseman
  • Mongols
  • Outsiders
West Virginia
  • Barbarians
  • Lost Souls
  • Brothers of the Wheel
  • Avengers
  • Apache
  • Ghost Ryders/Riders
Wisconsin
  • Black Gangster Disciples
  • Latin Kings
  • Spanish Cobras
  • Insane Unknowns
  • Vice Lords
  • Imperial Gangsters
Wyoming
  • Blood
  • Bandidos
  • Hells Angels
  • Mongols
  • Aryan Nation
  • the Ku Klux Klan
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Gangs by State 2024

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