Gangs in the United States
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Approximately 1.4 million people in the United States were part of gangs as of 2011, and more than 33,000 gangs were active in the country. These include national street gangs, local street gangs, pri
Almighty Latin King Nation graffiti of the "King Master" along with the abbreviations "L" and "K" on the sides.
Street tag of the 24th Street Crips gang in Olympia, Washington, in 2007
View of fight between two gangs, the Dead Rabbits and the Bowery Boys, New York City, 1857
The historical Rufus Buck Gang (1895)
Crips
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The Crips are a primarily African-American alliance of street gangs that are based in the coastal regions of Southern California. Founded in Los Angeles, California, in 1969, mainly by Raymond Washing
Gangs in the United States
…1960s. Black gangs of Los Angeles began forming into territorial-based groups by the early 1970s, and two federations of black gangs, the Bloods and the Crips, emerged during that period. The practice of allying local street gangs together into federated alliances began during the 1960s and expanded rapidly…
Tattooed Crip
"BK" ("blood killer") graffiti, Alexandria, Virginia