List of criminal organizations

This page is a list of criminal organizations, including organized crime groups, criminal gangs, or other organizations who engage in such activities for either profit or funding (such as certain terrorist groups).

Drug cartels

*Colombian drug cartels:*Medellín Cartel:*Cali Cartel:*Norte del Valle Cartel:*Black Eagles:*North Coast Cartel
*Mexican drug cartels:*Juárez Cartel:*Sinaloa Cartel::*Los Negros:*Tijuana Cartel:*Gulf Cartel::*Los Zetas:*Guadalajara Cartel:*Sonora Cartel:*Colima cartel
*Golden Triangle drug cartels:*Khun Sa cartel
*Golden Crescent drug cartels:*Noorzai cartel
*Quirino Organization

= Organized crime groups =

=Italian-American Mafia crime families =

"See also" List of Mafia crime families
*Five Families of New York
**Bonnano
**Colombo
**Genovese
***Palma Boys Crew
**Gambino
***The Ozone Park Boys
***DeMeo Crew
**Lucchese
***The Jersey Crew
***The Vario Crew
*Buffalo crime family
*Rochester Crime Family
*DeCavalcante crime family (New Jersey)
*The Chicago Outfit
*Scarfo crime family (Philadelphia)
*Bufalino crime family (Northeastern Pennsylvania}
*Pittsburgh crime family
*Dallas crime family
*Patriarca crime family (Boston/Providence)
*Cleveland crime family
*Los Angeles crime family
*Kansas City crime family
*Trafficante crime family
*The Detroit Partnership
*Milwaukee Crime Family
*Montreal crime family
*New Orleans crime family
*Defunct mafia families:*Morello crime family:*Genna crime family:*East Harlem Purple Gang:*Philadelphia Poison Ring

Italian organized crime

"See also List of 'ndrine"

*Mafia (Sicily)::*Corleonesi
*'Ndrangheta (Calabria):*Strangio-Nirta clan (San Luca) [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6949274.stm BBC News - A mafia feud spills over] ] :*Pelle-Romeo clan (San Luca) [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6949274.stmBBC News - A mafia feud spills over] ] :*Siderno Group (Ontario) [ [http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=78bf4dea-ad71-4ecb-ba1d-d6c18fb311cf&k=20772 Why Italy's scariest Mob loves Canada] ] :*The Honoured Society (Melbourne)
*Camorra (Naples):*Nuova Camorra Organizzata:*Di Lauro Clan:*Nuova Famiglia:*Casalesi clan :*Contini clan:*Fabbrocino clan:*Giuliano clan:*Licciardi clan:*Lo Russo clan:*Mallardo clan:*Nuvoletta clan:*Vollaro clan:*Scissionisti di Secondigliano:*La Torre clan [ [http://gangstersinc.tripod.com/LaTorre.html Gangsters, Inc. - Augusto La Torre] ]
*Sacra Corona Unita (Apulia)
*Stidda (Sicily)
*Mala del Brenta (Veneto, now disbanded)
*Anonima Sequestri (Sardinia)
*Banda della Magliana (Roma, now disbanded)
*Basilischi (Basilicata)
*Balentia/Balentes (Sardinia)
*Gamurra (Sardinia, now disbanded)
*Brigantaggio (Southern Italy)
*Brigate Rosse (North and South Italy)

Triads and Tongs

*Triads:*14K [ [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/1998/int/980420/asia.tales_from_the_drag17.html Tales from the Dragonhead] ] :*Wo Shing Wo:*Shui Fong:*Wo Hop To:*Luen Group:*Tung Group:*Sun Yee On:*Big Circle:*Sio Sam Ong:*Tulong:*Green Gang (active in early 20th century Shanghai):*Taiwan::*United Bamboo Gang::*Four Seas
*Criminal Tongs:*Hop Sing Tong:*Hip Sing Tong:*Suey Sing Tong:*On Leong Tong:*Ying On Tong:*Bing Kong Tong:*Four Brothers Tong
*Other Chinese crime groups:*Snakeheads:*Wah Ching::*FriscoSide Wah Ching:*Sing Wa:*Tien Tao Meng::*taiyang-kai::*JiGong-kai::*Wenshan-kai::*Taiji-kai::*Tenryū-kai::*Daan-kai::*Songshan-kai

Yakuza groups

"See also" List of Bōryokudan
*Yamaguchi-gumi
**Yamaken-gumi
**Kodo-kai
**Takumi-gumi
**Goto-gumi
**Kishimoto-gumi
**Kokusui-kai
**Yoshikawa-gumi
**Shoyu-kai
**Shinpuku-kai
**Horyo-kai
**Izu-gumi
**Kyokudo-kai
**Seiyu-kai
**Hanabusa-gumi
**Seiriki-kai
**Ono-ikka
**Oshuaizu Kakusada-ikka
**Masuda-gumi
**Shimizu-ikka
**Suishin-kai
*Inagawa-kai
**Yamakawa-ikka
**Sugiura-ikka
**Keiyo Nanakuma-ikka
**Horii-ikka
**Nakajima-ikka
*Sumiyoshi-kai
**Sumiyoshi-ikka
***Shinwa-kai
***Maruto-kai
***Kobayashi-kai
***Kyowa
***Kyowa
***Kogo
***Mabashi
***Saikai-ya
***Dainihon-kogyo
***Hanada-kai
***Asakusa Takahashi-gumi
**Kohei-ikka
**Doshida-ikka
*Kudo-kai
**Tanaka-gumi
**Hayashi-gumi
**Ishida-gumi
**Honda-gumi
*Kyokuryu-kai
**Okishima-ikka
**Nishiki-ikka
**Sakura-ikka
*Okinawa Kyokuryu-kai
**Tominaga-ikka
**Uezato-ikka
**Teruya-ikka
**Nanshu-ikka
*Aizukotetsu-kai
**Baba-gumi
**Shinohara-kai
**Iroha-kai
**Sonomura-gumi
*Kyosei-kai
**Ishii-gumi
**Okimoto-gumi
**Obara-gumi
*Goda-ikka
**Kozakura-gumi
**Nakagawa-gumi
*Kozakura-ikka
**Hiraoka-gumi
**Kiryu-kai
**Saito-gumi
*Asano-gumi
**Uchimura-gumi
**Nakaoka-gumi
**Morita-gumi
*Dojin-kai
**Matsuo-gumi
**Kobayashi-gumi
**Kitamura-gumi
*Shinwa-kai
**Endo-gumi
**Ryojima-gumi
**Shinsei-kai
*Soai-kai
**Terajima-ikka
**Yato-ikka
**Takatora-ikka
**Azeta Kissei-ikka
**Uekane-ikka
**Yoshida-ikka
*Kyodo-kai
**Idegumi
**Hirota-gumi
**Ikezawa-gumi
**Yushin-kai
*Taishu-kai
**Hiryu-kai
**Kudo-gumi
*Sakaume-gumi
**Morishita-rengo
**Deguchi-gumi
*Kyokuto-kai
**Kyokuto
**Togiya
**Hioki
**Suzuki-ikka
**Yamaguchi-ikka
**Komura-kai
**Osei-kai
*Azuma-gumi
**Seiyu-kai
**Takimoto-gumi
**Sekiya-gumi
*Matsuba-kai
**Kitakanto Okubo-ikka
**Kunii-ikka
**Joman-ikka
**Joshu Kunisada-ikka
*Fukuhaku-kai
**Umetsu-kai
**Hagoromo-kai
**Hirano-gumi
*Kyushu Seido-kai
**Murakami-ikka
**Nagaishi-gumi
*Toa-kai
**Ito-kogyo
**Azabu-kogyo
**Kaneumi-kogyo
*Kumamoto-kai
**Komon-kai
**Omura-ichimon
*Takenaka-gumi
**Ono-rengokai
**Buryu-kai
*Chusei-kai
*Matsuura-gumi
*Ijima-kai
**Ijima
**Kuramochi
**Koyanagi
**Watanabe
**Yamaharu
**Sangaimatsu
*Anegasaki-kai
**Hashimoto-mutsumi
**Koshu-ya
*Chojiya-kai
**Sabashi
**Satatsu
*Sugito-kai
*Masuya-kai
*Ametoku-rengokai
*Honda-kai
*Dai Nippon Heiwa-kai
*Ichiwa-kai
*Nakano-kai
*Kyokuto Sakurai-soke-rengokai
*Yamano-kai
*Predecessors to modern yakuza:*Tekiya:*Bakuto

Irish mob

*Prohibition-era Chicago gangs:*North Side Gang:*Valley Gang:*Ragen's Colts
*Boston:*Mullen Gang (incorporated into the Winter Hill gang in the 70's):*Winter Hill Gang:*Gustin Gang:*Charlestown Mob:*Killeen gang
*Egan's Rats (St Louis gang active in the early 20th century)
*The Westies (New York City)
*White Hand Gang (New York City)
*West End Gang (Montreal)
*Danny Greene's Celtic Club (active in Cleveland during the 1970s)
*Ireland:*Cahill gang:*Gilligan gang

=Jamaican Yardies and Posses=

*United States:*Shower Posse [www.state.nj.us/sci/pdf/afro.pdf Afro-lineal organized crime] ] :*Spangler Posse [www.state.nj.us/sci/pdf/afro.pdf Afro-lineal organized crime] ] :*Tel Aviv Posse [www.state.nj.us/sci/pdf/afro.pdf Afro-lineal organized crime] ] :*Dunkirk Boys Posse [www.state.nj.us/sci/pdf/afro.pdf Afro-lineal organized crime] ] :*Waterhouse Posse [www.state.nj.us/sci/pdf/afro.pdf Afro-lineal organized crime] ]
*Jamaica:*Klans Massive
*United Kingdom:*London::*Lock City Crew [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4159/is_20030921/ai_n12745420 The Independent - Gun gangs of the capital] ] ::*Firehouse Posse [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4159/is_20030921/ai_n12745420 The Independent - Gun gangs of the capital] ] ::*Cartel Crew [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4159/is_20030921/ai_n12745420 The Independent - Gun gangs of the capital] ] :*Bristol:::*Hype Crew Thompson, Tony. "Gangs: A Journey into the heart of the British Underworld." London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2005. ISBN 0-340-83053-0] ::*Mountain View Posse Thompson, Tony. "Gangs: A Journey into the heart of the British Underworld." London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2005. ISBN 0-340-83053-0] ::*Back to Back gang Thompson, Tony. "Gangs: A Journey into the heart of the British Underworld." London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2005. ISBN 0-340-83053-0] ::*The Gucci Thompson, Tony. "Gangs: A Journey into the heart of the British Underworld." London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2005. ISBN 0-340-83053-0]

=Russian Mafiya=

*Moscow:*Izmailovskaya gang:*Solntsevskaya bratva :*Dolgoprudnenskaya gang:*Orekhovskaya gang
*St Petersburg:*Tambov gang :*Malyshev Gang:*Kazan Gang
*Chechen mafia:*Obschina:*Lazanskaya gang
*Brighton Beach, New York City:*Potato Bag gang:*Evsei Agron gang:*Monya Elson gang
*Mogilevich organization
*Viktor Bout's arms trafficking network
*Vory v zakone

British organized crime

*London:*The Firm:*The A-Team:*The Richardson Gang:*Brindle family:*Historical London gangs::*Jonathan Wild's crime ring::*Charles Hitchen's crime ring:*Interwar era gangs::*Messina Brothers (Mafia)::*Sabini gang (Mafia)::*Hoxton Gang::*Elephant and Castle Mob::*Birmingham Boys
*Noonan family
*Quality Street gang
*Aggi Crew
*Tamil Snake gang
*Curtis Warren's drug ring

Other American crime groups

*Jewish mafia:*The Purple Gang :*The Bugs and Meyer Mob:*Shapiro Brothers:*Yiddish Black Hand:*Rosen gang
*National Crime Syndicate :*Seven Group (considered the predecessor to the National Crime Syndicate):*Murder, Inc.
*African-American organized crime:*New York City::*The Council ::*Harlem numbers racket::*Supreme Team ::*The Country Boys:*Detroit::*Black Mafia Family (Atlanta) ::*Young Boys Inc. ::*Chambers Brothers ::*Errol Flynns :*Black Mafia (Philadelphia):*69 Mob (Oakland)
*Polish-American organized crime:*Chicago::*Saltis-McErlane Gang (Prohibition-era):*Philadelphia (Port Richmond and Northeast Philly)::*Kielbasa Posse:*Buffalo, NY:*Pittsburgh, PA:*Detroit, MI:*New York::*Greenpoint Crew:*Cleveland::*Flats Mob
*Cuban-American organized crime :*The Corporation
*Prohibition-era gangs:*Shelton Brothers Gang:*Charles Birger gang:*Sheldon Gang:*Broadway Mob:*Circus Cafe Gang
*Dixie mafia
*Greek-American organized crime::*Philadelphia Greek Mob::*Velentzas Family
*Wonderland murders gangs (1970's-1980's Los Angeles):*Wonderland Gang:*Nash gang
*Polanco-Rodríguez organization

Other groups or mafias

*Bosnian mafia:*Jusuf Prazina:*Celo Bajramovic
*Albanian mafia:*Rudaj Organisation
*Nigerian criminal enterprises:*Nigerian criminal confraternities:*419 gangs
*Indian mafia:*Mumbai::*D-Company::*Rajan gang::*Arun Gawli gang:*Canada::*Johal gang
*Kkangpae (Korea)
*Vietnam:*Binh Xuyen:*The Nam Cam gang
*Australia :*5T gang (Sydney):*Melbourne::*The Carlton Crew::*The Williams family::*The Painters and Dockers::*Moran family
*France:*Unione Corse ::*Francisci clan [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,910391-1,00.html 1972 TIME magazine article - The Milieu of the Corsican Godfathers] ] ::*Orsini clan [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,910391-1,00.html 1972 TIME magazine article - The Milieu of the Corsican Godfathers] ] ::*Venturi clan [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,910391-1,00.html 1972 TIME magazine article - The Milieu of the Corsican Godfathers] ] ::*Guerini clan [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,910391-1,00.html 1972 TIME magazine article - The Milieu of the Corsican Godfathers] ] :*Gang des Tractions Avant (Paris)
*Dutch organized crime:*Klaas Bruinsma (drug lord):*Willem Holleeder
*Bulgarian Mafia :*VIS:*Multigroup
*Armenian mafia
*Estonian mafia
*Serbian mafia or Nasa Stvar:*Vozdovac clan:*Surcin clan:*Zemun clan
*Israeli mafia:*Zeev Rosenstein organization:*Attias gang [Dave Copeland, Blood and Volume: Inside New York's Israeli Mafia ISBN 1569803277] :*Abergil Crime Family
*Turkish mafia :*Arifs :*Kilic Gang:*Tamurats
*Poland:*Mafia pruszkowska:*Mafia wołomińska:*Łódzka Ośmiornica
*Macedonian Mafia
*Vilnius Brigade

Outlaw biker gangs

*Hells Angels:*Rockers MC
*Bandidos
*Pagans MC
*Outlaws Motorcycle Club
*Diablos
*Warlocks Motorcycle Club
*Rock Machine
*Mongols MC
*Grim Reapers MC

Paramilitary and terrorist organizations

'See also List of designated terrorist organizations"
*Ireland:*Provisional IRA:*Continuity IRA:*Real IRA:*INLA:*Ulster Defence Association:*Ulster Volunteer Force:*Ulster Defence Force
*Colombia:*AUC:*FARC:*ELN
*United States:*Black Liberation Army:*The Order
*Palestine:*The Doghmush clan:*Palestine Liberation Organization
*Turkey:*PKK:*Grey Wolves
*Communist terrorism:*New People's Army (Philippines):*Red Army Faction (Germany)
*Islamist terrorism:*Hezbollah:*Al-Qaeda :*Abu Sayyaf:*Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan
*Nationalist :*Tamil Tigers (Sri Lanka):*Kosovo Liberation Army (Kosovo):*ETA (Spain):*FLNC (France):*United Wa State Army (Burma):*United Liberation Front of Asom (India):*Special Purpose Islamic Regiment (Chechen militant group)
*Contras
*Bonnot Gang - French anarchist band of robbers subscribing to an individualist anarchist, illegalist, Stirnerian-Nietzschean philosophy
*Abu Nidal Organization

Prison gangs

*White supremacist:*Aryan Brotherhood:*Public Enemy No. 1:*Nazi Lowriders:*European Kindred
*Hispanic-American:*Mexican Mafia :*Nuestra Familia:*Texas Syndicate:*Ñetas
*Black Guerrilla Family
*People Nation
*Folk Nation
*Primeiro Comando da Capital (Brazil)
*Garduna (operated in Spain in the Middle Ages)

Secret societies

*Secret societies in Singapore:*Salakau:*Angsoontong:*Ghee Hin Kong Si
*Ku Klux Klan:*Knights of the White Camelia:*White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan:*Imperial Klans of America
*Propaganda Due
*Thuggee (Indian criminal society, dissolved in the 19th century)

Smuggling organizations

*North America:*The Yogurt Connection:*Black Tuna Gang:*George Jung:*Mancuso organization:*Chagra organization:*African American drug organizations::*"Freeway" Ricky Ross organization::*Ike Atkinson organization
*England:*Hawkhurst Gang :*The Aldington Gang:*Brian Brendon Wright's drug organization
*The French Connection
*Mr Asia (New Zealand)

Street gangs

*Area Boys (Nigeria)
*New Zealand:*Mongrel Mob:*Black Power
*Rio de Janiero:*Amigos dos Amigos:*Terceiro Comando Puro:*Comando Vermelho
*MS-13
*Australia :*Rocks Push :*Bra Boys:*Evil Warriors:* Dlasthr
*Canada:*Independent Soldiers:*United Nations:*Indian Posse
*Gangs in the Philippines:*Akyat Bahay Gang:*True Brown Style 13:*Bahala Na Gang:*Sputnik Gang

= American street gangs =

*African-American gangs:*Chicago-based gangs::*Gangster Disciples ::*Mickey Cobras::*Black Disciples::*Four Corner Hustlers::*Vice Lords::*Black P. Stones:*Black P. Stones (Jungles):*Bloods::*Sex Money Murder (Newark, New Jersey)::*Double II Set (East Orange, New Jersey)::*Gangsta Killer Bloods (New York)::*Pirus (Los Angeles):*Crips ::*Rollin 30's::*Rollin 60 Neighborhood Crips::*P Jay Crips::*Kelly Park Compton Crips:*12th Street Gang (Kansas City)
*Hispanic-American gangs:*New York City::*Latin Kings::*Jheri Curls::*Mau Maus:*California::*18th Street Gang ::*38th Street gang ::*Culver City Boyz::*Venice 13::*Norteños::*Sureños::*Mara Salvatrucha::*Maravilla::*Longos:*Chicago::*Gangster Two Six::*Almighty Saints
*Asian-American gangs:*Chinese American gangs::*Jackson Street Boys::*Ghost Shadows::*Flying Dragons::*Joe Boys:*Southeast Asian American gangs::*Tiny rascal gang::*Asian Boyz::*Vietnamese Boyz::*Last Generation Korean Killers::*Born to Kill:*Filipino American gangs:::*Akhro Pinoy :::*B Down Boys:::*Bahala Na Barkada :::*Hellside Gang:::*Insane Diego Mob:::*Jefrox:::*Mabuhay Pinoy Trece:::*Pinoy Real Gang:::*Real Pinoy Brothers:::*Satanas:::*Tau Gamma Pinoy:::*Tropang Hudas:::*Unique Boys
*Armenian Power / Armenian Mafia
*Italian-American gangs (often serve as recruiting ground for the Mafia):*The Tanglewood Boys:*The New Springville Boys (Bonnano burglary crew):*Bath Avenue Crew:*Forty-Two Gang (Prohibition era):*Fordham Baldies:*The Golden Guineas:*Red Wings:*Guinea Dukes:*Young Turks (Joey Merlino's gang):*Italian Berettas:*Pigtown Boys:*South Brooklyn Boys

= Historical American gangs =

*Baltimore
**Bloody Tubs
*New Orleans
**Live Oak Boys
*New York
**Neighbors' Sons
**Boodle Gang
**Honeymoon Gang
**Eastman Gang
**Batavia Street Gang
**Bowery Boys
**Charlton Street Gang
**Gas House Gang
**Lenox Avenue Gang
**Crazy Butch Gang
**Hudson Dusters
**Slaughter House Gang
**Cherry Hill Gang
**Swamp Angels
**Yakey Yakes
**Hook Gang
**Tub of Blood Bunch:*Irish-American gangs::*19th Street Gang::*40 Thieves::*Dead Rabbits::*Gopher Gang::*Grady Gang::*Five Points Gang::*Daybreak Boys ::*Tenth Avenue Gang::*Kerryonians::*The Ducky Boys gang::*Roach Guards::*Whyos::*Chichesters::*Marginals
*St Louis
**Cuckoos
**Green Ones {active 1915/1923-1927}

= British street gangs =

*London:*Black British gangs::*Ghetto Boys [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4159/is_20030921/ai_n12745420 The Independent - Gun gangs of the capital] ] ::*Peckham boys [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4159/is_20030921/ai_n12745420 The Independent - Gun gangs of the capital] ] ::*Spanglers [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4159/is_20030921/ai_n12745420 The Independent - Gun gangs of the capital] ] ::*Brixton boys [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4159/is_20030921/ai_n12745420 The Independent - Gun gangs of the capital] ] ::*Fireblades [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4159/is_20030921/ai_n12745420 The Independent - Gun gangs of the capital] ] ::*Kingsland Crew [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4159/is_20030921/ai_n12745420 The Independent - Gun gangs of the capital] ] ::*Much Love Crew [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4159/is_20030921/ai_n12745420 The Independent - Gun gangs of the capital] ] :*Asian gangs::*Brick Lane Massive [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4159/is_20030921/ai_n12745420 The Independent - Gun gangs of the capital] ] ::*Stepney Posse [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4159/is_20030921/ai_n12745420 The Independent - Gun gangs of the capital] ] ::*Oriental Mandem (O.M) [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4159/is_20030921/ai_n12745420 The Independent - Gun gangs of the capital] ] ::*Holy Smokes [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4159/is_20030921/ai_n12745420 The Independent - Gun gangs of the capital] ] ::*Tooti Nung [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4159/is_20030921/ai_n12745420 The Independent - Gun gangs of the capital] ] ::*Drummond Street Boys [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4159/is_20030921/ai_n12745420 The Independent - Gun gangs of the capital] ]
*Manchester:*Doddington Boys:*Pitt Bull Crew:*Pepperhill gang:*Gooch Close gang:*Longsight Crew
*Birmingham:*Lynx Gang:*Burger Bar Boys:*Johnson Crew
*Glasgow:*Penny Mobs:*The Tongs

Vigilante organizations

*The Vendicatori (based in medieval Sicily)
*The Bakassi Boys (Nigeria)
*PAGAD (South Africa)
*Los Pepes (Columbian organization formed to fight Pablo Escobar)
*Sombra Negra (El Salvador)
*Beati Paoli - A half-legendary ancient Sicilian order of Robin Hood-like knights fighting for the Sicilian peasant against both Church and State

Other criminal groups

*Benson Syndicate
*Sugarman Gang (Early 20th century London burglary ring)
*Mungiki (Religious sect/criminal gang in Kenya)
*Mamak Gang (Malaysia)
*Zwi Migdal
*Internet-based criminal networks:*Russian Business Network:*ShadowCrew:*Wonderland Club:*Anton Gelonkin

References