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, prison gangs, outlaw motorcycle clubs, and ethnic and organized crime gangs.
Almighty Latin King Nation graffiti of the "King Master" along with the abbreviations "L" and "K" on the sides.
Street tag of the Crips gang
View of fight between two gangs, the Dead Rabbits and the Bowery Boys, New York City, 1857
The historical Rufus Buck Gang (1895)
Watts, Los Angeles
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Watts is a neighborhood in southern Los Angeles, California. It is located within the South Los Angeles region, bordering the cities of Lynwood, Huntington Park and South Gate to the east and southeast, respectively, and the unincorporated community of Willowbrook to the south.
"Welcome to Watts" sign on Central Avenue
The Watts Towers, created by Simon Rodia
Watts in 1912.
Councilman F. P. Buyer (far left) and Mayor Frank Shaw (second from right) at a groundbreaking ceremony at Watts City Hall, 1936.