List of California street gangs
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This is a list of street gangs operating or formerly operating in California.
Hispanic-American street gangs
- 18th Street gang (18th St)
- Avenue 43rd (AVES)- Highland Park.
- Breed Street gang (BST), based in Boyle Heights.
- Clanton 14 (C14)
- Latin Kings (LK)
- Longo - Long Beach,Ca. [ES Longos, WS Longos, NS Longos]
- Mara Salvatrucha (MS13)
- Sureños
- Norteños
- Varrio Nuevo Estrada or (VNE), near Estrada Courts, East Los Angeles, home of the Estrada
- Anaheim Vatos Locos or (AVLS)
- Los Traviesos or (LTK), Orange County
Asian American/ Pacific Islander street gangs
Filipino Street Gangs
- Pinoy Real (PR) [Sets include: Atwater Village, Granada Hills, West Covina, Norwalk, Las Vegas, Pasadena, Hawthorne, Rancho Cucamonga, Rowland Heights, Culver City]
- Bahala Na Gang (BNG) [LA, Orange County, and San Diego,Ca., other U.S. cities, the Phillippines]
- Pinoy Blood Hound (PBH) (claim Blood)- Bay Area,Ca.
- Satanas (STS) [LA, Orange County, and San Diego,Ca., other U.S. cities, the Phillippines]
- Samahang Dugong Pinoy (SDP)
- Real Pinoy Brothers (RPB) (claim Blood) (Sets: San Francisco, Daly City, Milpitas, San Jose, Las Vegas, LA County, and Orange County.)
- WestCovina Boys (WCB)- West Covina,Ca.
Cambodian gangs
- Asian Boyz (ABZ)- Long Beach,Ca.
- Oriental Troops (OT) (claim Crip) [Central and Northern Ca.]
- Tiny Rascal Gang (TRG)- Long Beach,Ca. [LA, Orange County, San Diego,Ca., other U.S. cities and other countries]
Vietnamese Gangs
- Pomona Boys (PB)(1602)- Pomona,Ca. [LA, Orange County,Ca., other U.S. cities and other countries]
- Nip Family (NF)- Westminster,Ca.
- Natoma Boyz (NTB)- Westminster,Ca. [LA, Orange County,Ca., and other U.S. cities]
- Black Dragon (BD) Black Dragon Family (BDF)- Westminster,Ca. [LA, and Orange County,Ca.]
- Vietnamese Boyz (VBZ) (2202)- San Gabriel Valley., [LA, Orange County,Ca., and other U.S. cities]
Taiwanese Gangs
- United Bamboo (UB) [Los Angeles,Ca. and Taiwan]
- Four Seas (4Seas) [LA, and Orange County,Ca.]
Chinese Gangs
- Wah Ching (WC)(Dub C) [Sets include: East Bay Rejects, Kenside, Paulside, Taiwanese Side, Sonnyside, Monterey Park Side, PSS,
References
- Gang Turf in Hollenbeck CNN interactive map
External links
- www.StreetGangs.com — for a list of all gangs in Los Angeles County
- www.GangsOrUs.com
- Rodriguez, Richard Gang Life In Los Angeles: The East Side Story (1994) includes photos.