Gangs 101.

Presented by

Kim Slayton White

Commonwealth’s

Attorney Artwork from www.streetgangs.com

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

– 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 & Hells Angels– 18th Street– Folk Nation– Skinheads– Asian Gangs– Vice Lords

Two Hours Away!!!

?????• Tidewater

– Bloods– MS 13– 18th Street– Gangster Disciples– Latin Kings– United Blood Nation– Renegades– Skinheads– Vice Lords

• Southwest Virginia– 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.• Crips – loose affiliation• Folk Nation• 5%• Locally Organized Gangs:

– MFC – Mayfield Crew– PTC – Parker Town Crew– Sinai / Westside - 654– Cody– Clover

How Gangs Operate.• Territorial• Hierarchical• Respect• Loyalty

•Equals

Violence

What To Look For.• Doodles, graffiti,

symbols in child’s room, on notebooks, clothing, personal effects

• Particularly stars, pitchforks, unexplained letters, tears.

Still Watching . . .

• 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.• Halifax County Anti-Gang Task Force

• Utilizing New Legislation

• Educating the Public

• Forming Partnerships