List of New Orleans gangs

Before Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans gangs tended to be small local groups divided among its 17 voting districts known as "wards." The most infamous gangs formed in the city in the mid-1980s with the Glenn Metz Gang being the biggest. Other gangs like the Porch Boys, Skully Gang, Pena Gang, where also active during the 1980s and 1990s.[1] According to New Orleans Police Department gang related homicides spiked in 2007 which drove the city's homicide rate to a record high.[2] Some of the most vicious gangs like the Dooney Boys and the 39ers Gang moved to other cities and clashed with each other in a violent gun battle. New Orleans gangs became involved in violent crime and murders in host cities like Houston, Sacramento, Oklahoma City, Atlanta and North Las Vegas. [3][4] The Multi-Agency Gang (MAG) Unit was formed by Mayor Landrieu in 2012 and is the key enforcement component of the Group Violence Reduction Strategy (GVRS). The MAG Unit identifies the most dangerous and influential gang members and removes them from the community.[5][6]

Gangs

References

  1. 1 2 "A battle without end". Nola.com. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  2. ↑ Brown, Ethan (6 November 2007). "New Orleans murder rate for year will set record". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  3. ↑ Thomas, Cathy Booth (27 January 2006). "Katrina's Latest Casualty". Content.time.com. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "After Katrina, New Orleans Crime Moves to Other Cities". ABC News. 17 November 2005. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
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  7. ↑ "The murders of 1994: Lessons from New Orleans' deadliest year". Nola.com. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  8. ↑ "Mobster arrested while working as dishwasher". Upi.com. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  9. ↑ "'Mid-City Killers' leader admits to murder of federal witness". Nola.com. Retrieved 13 July 2018.


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