Gangs
101.
Presented by
Kim Slayton White
Commonwealth’s
Attorney
Artwork from www.streetgangs.com
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Facts About Gangs.
31,000 Gangs in US
850,000 Gang Members in US
Gang Members Age Range 12 to 24 +/94% Male
Females in Over 1/3 of Gangs
Gangs & Crime.
• Primary Distributors of Illegal Drugs in US
• Dominant Retail Level Distributors of
Crack, Cocaine, PCP in Virginia
• Control and Expansion of Operations
Locations Result in High Levels of
Violence
• Assault, Burglary, Drive-by Shootings,
Extortion, Homicide, Identity Fraud, Money
Laundering, Robbery, Witness Intimidation
Gangs In Virginia??
• Northern Virginia
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MS 13
Gangster Disciples
Latin Kings
Bloods
Crips
Pagans & Hells Angels
18th Street
Mexican Mafia
Skinheads
Southside Locos
Asian Dragon Family
• Richmond
– MS 13
– Gangster Disciples
– Latin Kings
– Bloods
– Crips
– Pagans
& Away!!!
Hells Angels
Two
Hours
– 18th Street
– Folk Nation
– Skinheads
– Asian Gangs
– Vice Lords
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Bloods
MS 13
18th Street
Gangster Disciples
Latin Kings
United Blood Nation
Renegades
Skinheads
Vice Lords
• Southwest Virginia
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Bloods
Crips
Latin Kings
Sureno 13
MS 13
Pagans & Hells Angels
Outlaws
Skinheads
Mexikanemi (TX
Mexican Mafia)
Not Just in the Big Cities . . .
• August, 2003, Brenda Paz, former MS 13
member found on banks of North Fork of
Shenandoah River.
• May, 2003, Christopher Kennedy, Crips,
found in Braley Pond in West Augusta.
• May, 2004, Herndon High freshman killed
in gang related shooting.
Closer To Home . . .
• Southside & Piedmont Region
– Crips
– 18th Street
– MS 13
– Folk Nation
– Bloods
– People Nation
– 5%
Right Here At Home.
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Crips – loose affiliation
Folk Nation
5%
Locally Organized Gangs:
– MFC – Mayfield Crew
– PTC – Parker Town Crew
– Sinai / Westside - 654
– Cody
– Clover
How Gangs Operate.
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Territorial
Hierarchical
Respect
Loyalty
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Violence
What To Look For.
• Doodles, graffiti,
symbols in
child’s room, on
notebooks,
clothing,
personal effects
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stars, pitchforks,
unexplained
letters, tears.
Still Watching . . .
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Tattoos or jewelry with same symbols
Constant use of one color; team identification
Constant manner of wearing clothes
Others wearing same clothing
Photographs
The Game
Black Wallstreet
What We Are Doing.
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Halifax County Anti-Gang Task Force
Utilizing New Legislation
Educating the Public
Forming Partnerships