10 most dangerous gangs in the world

10 most dangerous gangs in the world

10.The jamaican posses

number of members : 20,000 plus

Territory, UK, Eastern United States

Known for : Week long battles with security forces to protect notorious leader Chistopher “DUDUS” Coke from the law in 2010

9.Aryan brotherhood

Number of members : Over 15,000

Territory : United states federal and state prison systems

Know for : Making up less than 1% of the US prison population but responsible for 18% of all prison murders

8.Area Boys

Number of Murders 35,000

Territory : Nigeria

Known for : common use of intravenous drugs

7.Wah Ching 

Number of members : over 7,000

Territory : Hong Kong, San Fransisco, Los Angeles

Known for : the 1977 golden dragon massacre in which five people were killed and dozens injured

6.Bloods 

Number of members : 15,000 to 30,000

Territory : Los Angeles

Known for : their intense rivalry with the Crips, which led to hundereds of gang related deaths in L.A.

5.CRIPS

Number of members

Territory : Los Angeles

Know for :

Crips kill each other at three times the rate they kill rival members of the bloods.

4.18th street gang

Number of members : 65,000

Territory : Western and southern united states,Central America

Known for : unless they are arrested first, gang members rarely survive beyond 30.

3.Primeiro commando da capital

Number of members : Over 6,000

Brazilian prison  system

Known for : causing a four day riot on Sao Paulo’s streets that led to 150 deaths in 2006

2.The mungiki

Number of members : 100,000

Territory : Kenya

Known for : beheading their opponents including children 

1.Mara salvatrucha [MS-13]

Number of members : 70,000

Territory : central America, United States

Known for : being heavily armed with M16s, AK-47s, and military grade explosives

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