18th Street gang

18th Street Gang
18th Street graffiti
Founded1960s[1]
InLos Angeles, California, United States[2]
Years active1960s–present
TerritoryUnited States, Mexico, Central America, Canada[3]
EthnicityMexicans, Salvadorans, Hondurans, Guatemalans, Nicaraguans, Native American, Costa Ricans
Criminal activitiesDrug trafficking, prostitution, extortion, kidnapping, robbery, assault, murder[2]
Allies
Rivals

The 18th Street Gang, also called Eighteen St, Barrio 18, Mara 18, or 18 in North America,[1][15][16][17] is a Central American and Mexican street gang in Los Angeles.[18]

It is one of the largest street gangs in Los Angeles, It has over 30,000–50,000 members.[19]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ribando, C. (2005). "Gangs in Central America" (PDF). U.S. Department of States, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 1, 2006. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Criminal Street Gangs justice.gov (May 12, 2015) Archived June 10, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ "Barrio 18". www.insightcrime.org. 27 March 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-11-25. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
  4. ↑ An Inside Look at 18th St.'s Menace Rich Connell and Robert J. Lopez, Los Angeles Times (November 17, 1996)
  5. ↑ "Barrio 18". 13 February 2018.
  6. ↑ The Avenues: Highland Park Gang KCET (November 14, 2011)
  7. ↑ Rival deadly gangs share the same prison cell: A look at El Salvador's controversial move Roberto Valencia and Noticias Telemundo, NBC News (May 22, 2020)
  8. ↑ People v. Delgado casetext.com (August 31, 2016)
  9. ↑ People v. Vasquez Court Listener (April 17, 2014)
  10. ↑ People v. Gaytan Archived 2025-03-20 at the Wayback Machine casetext.com (October 14, 2011)
  11. ↑ The Vineland Boys Gang Richard Valdemar, policemag.com (August 21, 2007)
  12. ↑ Gang rivalry grows into race war Sam Quinones, Los Angeles Times (October 18, 2007)
  13. ↑ Derek J. Moore (March 15, 2008). "Ruthless Asian gangs blaze trail of violence Killing in Jenner casts spotlight on ultraviolent syndicates with roots in Long Beach". Press Democrat. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014.
  14. ↑ Actor, community activist OG T. Rodgers passes away at 65 Shah Be Allah, The Source (August 20, 2021) Archived August 20, 2021, at the Wayback Machine
  15. ↑ Lynch, Tristam W. (2008). The evolution of modern Central American street gangs and the political violence they present: Case studies of Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras (MA thesis). University of South Florida. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015.
  16. ↑ "HSI dismantles '18th street' gang's fraudulent document ring". U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. 2011. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
  17. ↑ Berlin, D.; Brizius, E.; Bump, M.; Garshelis, D.; Khonsari, N.; Pinheiro, E.; Rhudy, K.; Smith, J. (2007). "Between the border and the street: A comparative look at gang reduction policies and migration in the United States and Guatemala. Informally published manuscript, Georgetown University Law Center, Human Rights Institute, Georgetown University, Washington D.C., USA".
  18. ↑ Rosen, Jonathan; Kassab, Hanna (8 August 2018). Drugs, Gangs, and Violence. Springer International Publishing. pp. 91–116.
  19. ↑ Franco, Celinda. "The MS 13 and 18th street gangs: Emerging transnational gang threats?." Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress, 2007.

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