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| Founded | 1960s[1] |
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| Founding location | Los Angeles, California, United States[2] |
| Years active | 1960s–present |
| Territory | United States, Mexico, Central America, Canada[3] |
| Ethnicity | Mexicans, Salvadorans, Hondurans, Guatemalans, Nicaraguans,Native American, Costa Ricans, Iranian |
| Membership (est.) | 30,000–50,000 members [2] |
| Activities | Drug trafficking, prostitution, extortion, kidnapping, robbery, assault, homicide, battery[2] |
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The 18th Street Gang, also known as Eighteen St, Barrio 18, Mara 18, or simply 18 in North America,[1][15][16][17] is a multi-ethnic (largely Central American and Mexican) street gang in Los Angeles.[18] It is one of the largest street gangs in Los Angeles, with 30,000–70,000 members between the United States, Mexico, and Central America.[19] A United States Department of Justice report featured the following statement regarding 18th Street and rival gang MS-13, "These two gangs have turned the Central American northern triangle into the area with the highest homicide rate in the world."[20]
- ^ a b Ribando, C. (2005). "Gangs in Central America" (PDF). U.S. Department of States, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division. Archived March 1, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c Criminal Street Gangs justice.gov (May 12, 2015) Archived June 10, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Barrio 18". www.insightcrime.org. 27 March 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017. Archived November 25, 2017, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ An Inside Look at 18th St.'s Menace Rich Connell and Robert J. Lopez, Los Angeles Times (November 17, 1996)
- ^ "Barrio 18". 13 February 2018.
- ^ The Avenues: Highland Park Gang KCET (November 14, 2011)
- ^ 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)
- ^ People v. Delgado casetext.com (August 31, 2016)
- ^ People v. Vasquez Court Listener (April 17, 2014)
- ^ People v. Gaytan casetext.com (October 14, 2011)
- ^ The Vineland Boys Gang Richard Valdemar, policemag.com (August 21, 2007)
- ^ Gang rivalry grows into race war Sam Quinones, Los Angeles Times (October 18, 2007)
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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".
- ^ Rosen, Jonathan; Kassab, Hanna (8 August 2018). Drugs, Gangs, and Violence. Springer International Publishing. pp. 91–116.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ Franco, Celinda. "The MS 13 and 18th street gangs: Emerging transnational gang threats?." Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress, 2007.
- ^ O'Reilly, Andrew (4 August 2017). "MS-13 isn't the only homicidal street gang in town - meet Barrio 18". Fox News. Retrieved 29 January 2018.