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Formation of the Skinheads
In the 1800's, skinhead gangs started forming. Skinheads usually had shaved heads and believed in the white supremicy philosophy. They targeted non-whites, jewish, homless, and homosexual people. Their tatoos were usually of swastikas, nazi flags, hooded KKK, SWP, and WAR. They used handguns, rifles, and automatic weapons. Their gangs consisted of 5 - 20 members and were usually in their early teens to 20's. -
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The rise of the Italian Mafia
The Italian Mafia started in the late 1800's in Northern Italy. -
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Rises in Activity
Both Hispanic and Black gang activity rose during the Early 1920's -
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Hispanic Gangs
Hispanic gangs started forming since the early 1920's. They were usually 12 - 40 years old. It was difficult to get out of the gang because the gang had 2nd or 3rd generation members. They were territorial and they were often fighting rival gangs. The weapons they use are kinives, zip gungs, chains, clubs, rocks, and bottles. Crimes they have commited are drive-by's, murders, assaults, and selling of narcotics. -
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African American Gangs
African American gangs had about 90,000 members. They consist of neighborhood friends. They are thought to have a tough-guy image. Their ages range from 14 - 24. -
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The Crips Begin
The Crips began during the 1969 in Los Angeles. -
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Formation of the Vitnamese
The Vitnamease gangs started forming around the 1970's. -
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Bloods Gang
Bloods Gang started from mid 1972 and is still active even at present day. Their rivalry is the Crips. Bloods Gang is charged for various crimes including murder, drug traficing, and robbery. -
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MS 13 Begins
MS 13 began in the 1980's in Los Angeles, California. -
Bloods Gang's groups
As of March 2010, Bloods gang had 6 gangs in Carson, 14 in Compton, 1 in Florence, 1 in in Hawthorn, 10 in Inglewood, 24 in Los Angeles, 1 in Lynwood, 1 in Pasedena, 2 in Pomona, 3 in Rosewood, and 3 in West Covina.