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; the Glenn Metz Gang was the biggest most notorious. Other gangs like the "Scully" Clay Gang and Pena Gang were 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 Atlanta, Houston, North Las Vegas, Oklahoma City, and Sacramento.[3][4] In 2012, Mayor Landrieu formed the Multi-Agency Gang (MAG) Unit, which 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]

  • 39ers gang
  • 110ers gang, 10th Ward
  • Byrd Gang, 3rd Ward
  • D-Block Boys, 15th Ward
  • Dumaine Street Gang, 6th ward
  • Fischer Fools, Algiers
  • Hot Block Gang, Algiers
  • Rid or Die gang, 8th Ward
  • Taliban gang, Pigeon Town
  • Whitney Boys, Algiers
  • Young Melph Mafia, 3rd Ward

References
  1. Perlstein, Michael (February 11, 2004). "A battle without end". The Times-Picayune. Retrieved 13 July 2018. Part of the 2004 "Cycle of Death" series.
  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". Time. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  4. "After Katrina, New Orleans Crime Moves to Other Cities". ABC News. 17 November 2005. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  5. "mayor-landrieu-announces-multi-agency-gan". Nola.gov. November 8, 2012.
  6. "stop-the-shootings/multi-agency-gang-unit/". nolaforlife.org.

9. https://www.nola.com/news/article_0c820a69-b7a0-52ca-982c-781132011480.html.Retrieved Aug 14 2009 10. https://www.nola.com/news/crime_police/article_06f42396-4b4d-5042-985b-8d5f8d106504.html” Nola.com.

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