What are Crypts and Bloods?

The Crips and Bloods are the names used as an umbrella under which many Los Angeles African-American street gangs align themselves. When these gangs began dealing rock cocaine in Los Angeles rock houses, the large sums of money produced gave the gangs more power and influence than they had ever known.

What is the most infamous gang?

Mara Salvatrucha is one of the most dangerous gangs in the United States, and its activities include drug and weapons trafficking, auto theft, burglary, assault, and murder (including contract killings).

What is the largest gang in NJ?

Gang Environment # Of the gangs identified in schools, the most commonly mentioned were the Bloods by 85% of respondents followed by the Crips (40%) and the Latin Kings (36%).

What is the most organized gang in the world?

The Yakuza
The Yakuza are among the largest organized crime organizations in the world. In Japan, as of 2005, there are some 86,300 known members. Hong Kong’s Triads include up to 160,000 members in the 21st century. It was estimated that in the 1950s, there were 300,000 Triad members in Hong Kong.

What are some Crip sayings?

Some Crip Phrases

  • BK (Blood Killa)
  • Loc (Love Only Crips)
  • C-ya.
  • Slobs (derogatory toward Bloods)
  • C’s Up Cuz.
  • What’s cracking?
  • Refer to each other as cousins.

What gang runs New Jersey?

DeCavalcante crime family

Founded 1900s
Allies Five Families Patriarca crime family Philadelphia crime family Pagans MC
Rivals Various gangs in New Jersey, including their allies

What is MBK gang?

The two 16-year-old boys are members of the MBK gang that stands for My Brother’s Keepers, a subset of a juvenile street gang, according to testimony Tuesday in Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court.

What is the most powerful gang in New York?

The Genovese crime family (pronounced [dʒenoˈveːze, -eːse]) is an Italian-American Mafia crime family and one of the “Five Families” that dominate organized crime activities in New York City and New Jersey as part of the American Mafia.