Street gangs that do not retain any semblance of traditional nations or war crews are known simply as cliques. They do not identify as nations though they will engage in traditional gang activity and may conflict with nations as well as other crews. Street gangs that are independent of Folks and People but retain similar identifiers and symbolism as well as maintain a hierarchical structure in membership are known as war crews. There are nations that are independent of both the Folk and People Nations, such as the Black Soul Nation. The Folk Nation has most gangs divided into various sub-factions, the majority of which are a part of an alliance called Latin Folks which are further divided into groups called Familias. The People Nation has most, if not all gangs under the "Almighty" moniker. Most traditional Chicago street gangs, known as nations, fall under two main factions, called the People Nation and the Folk Nation. Policing strategy įormer Mayor Rahm Emanuel disbanded the Chicago Police Department's anti-gang unit in 2012 in order to focus on beat patrols, which he said would have a more long-term solution to violence than anti-gang units. The grandfather was a gang member, the father's a gang member, and the kid right now is going to be a gang member". The gangs here are traditional gangs that are generational, if you will.
Purported causes įormer Chicago Police Superintendent, Garry McCarthy, blames Chicago's gang culture for its high rates of homicide and other violent crime, stating "It's very frustrating to know that it's like 7% of the population causes 80% of the violent crime. In July 2021, federal agents participating in Operation Legend arrested 27 Black Disciples gang members associated with drugs and gun violations in the Englewood neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago. Hispanic-on-Hispanic homicides increased in the summer of 1971 due to the Latin Kings gang election meetings.
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