The Federal Bureau of Investigation website in 2014 stated that there were some 33,000 gangs in the United States which they classified as street gangs, motorcycle gangs or prison gangs. While some gangs are multi-ethnic, many criminal enterprises are organized along racial lines and restrict membership to individuals of particular ethnicities or races.
Notable criminal gangs include:
By ethnic origin African-American
Caribbean
Caucasian
East Asian
Eastern European
European American
Hispanic
Irish-American
Italian-American
Jewish
Indigenous American Native Mob Red Skin Kingz
Pacific Islanders
Southeast Asian
South Asian
West Asian
Outlaw motorcycle clubs
Prison Membership in this group may overlap other groups above.
See also
List of criminal gangs in Los Angeles List of California street gangs Crime in the United States
References