Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture ProCon Money Videos
gang
Table of Contents
References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics
Read Next
American rapper and actor Tupac Shakur, 1993 (Lesane Parish Crooks, Tupac Amaru Shakur)
Who Killed Tupac Shakur?
Discover
Submerged sperm whale off east Sri Lanka coast, mammal
How Did the Sperm Whale Get Its Name?
Illustration for Demystified "How Dangerous is Quicksand"
How Deadly Is Quicksand?
Ice Sledge Hockey, Hockey Canada Cup, USA (left) vs Canada, 2009. UBC Thunderbird Arena, Vancouver, BC, competition site for Olympic ice hockey and Paralympic ice sledge hockey. Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, Vancouver Olympics
10 Best Hockey Players of All Time
All Saints Day. All Souls Day. Candles in cemetery in Poland on All Saints Day, November 1. All Souls Day, November 2. Christian church, All Hallows, Solemnity of All Saints, Feast of All Saints, purgatory, Roman Catholic church
7 Unique Burial Rituals Across the World
Artist interpretation of a Space meteoroid impact. Meteor impact. Asteroid, End of the world, danger, destruction, dinosaur extinct, Judgement Day, Planet Earth, Doomsday Predictions, comet
10 Failed Doomsday Predictions
Candles Burning On Table In Church
What Is the Most Widely Practiced Religion in the World?
July, 2006, Launch of Space Shuttle Discovery STS-121. See attached for full caption information.
Will Light-Speed Space Travel Ever Be Possible?

gang: Facts & Related Content

verifiedCite
While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions.
Select Citation Style
Share
Share to social media
URL
https://www.britannica.com/facts/gang-crime
Written and fact-checked by
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of  Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them.
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

News •

Scotland's papers: Gang feud arrests and student teacher shortfall • Apr. 19, 2025, 3:33 AM ET (BBC)
U.S. Tied Migrants to Gang Based Largely on Clothes or Tattoos, Papers Show • Apr. 1, 2025, 1:55 AM ET (New York Times)

Facts

Also Known As youth gang • street gang

Related Topics and References

Topics
Dig Deeper: More Articles That Discuss This Topic

Key People

Albert Cohen
American criminologist