Chicago is considered the most gang-occupied city in the United States, with 150,000 gang-affiliated tenants, [1] representing more than 100 gangs. [2] Gang warfare and retaliation are common in Chicago. Gangs were responsible for 61% of the homicides in Chicago in 2011.

2016年9月23日 · Their target at the moment: a gang called the Hobos, who fall somewhere between the ’90s-era Chicago gangs and the new, smaller cliques that predominate in the present.

2024年1月18日 · The real estate burst in the late 80s into 1990 was mainly responsible for the deeper migration of Chicago street gangs on the farther southwest side of Chicago. Once again families were steered into certain communities in hurried fashion.

Participants in organized crime in Chicago at various times have included members of the Chicago Outfit associated with Al Capone, the Valley Gang, the North Side Gang, Prohibition gangsters, and others. (Formerly called the "Capone Gang".)

The conference concluded with proposals to address Chicago’s situation of fragmented gangs and persistently high rates of homicide. The conference was anchored by four scholars, all with a long history of research with Chicago gangs.

Earlier this year, the Tribune did a retrospective on the last 63 years of murders in Chicago. It covers the issue decade by decade and breaks down the murders by both raw counts and rates. More people were murdered in the late 70s, but the rate was actually higher in the 90s as Chicago's population has fallen.

From Organized Crime to Folk and People Street Gangs, reveal the criminal origins of more than 90 of Chicago’s baddest street gangs. Discover gang colors, symbols, territories and more…

2024年9月9日 · From the Chicago hoods of the South Side to the areas where Chicago gangs roam on the West Side to the heart of the Chicago ghetto areas of the North and East sides, this map breaks down the background and history of almost every Chicago hood and community while giving a tour through the streets of the urban sections of the city.

2016年9月19日 · There are hundreds of gangs in Chicago these days, a splintering that occurred in the wake of the collapse of the traditional “supergangs” like the Black Disciples and Vice Lords in the ’90s.

Reveal the criminal origins of more than 90 of Chicago's baddest street gangs. From the hardest hoods of Chicago to green grass suburbia.