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L.A.'s most dangerous gangs
Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
9:49 AM PDT, June 25, 2008


Los Angeles' most dangerous street gangs, as compiled last year by the Police Department and city attorney's office.

-- Black P-Stones



Map: L.A.'s most dangerous gangsRace/ethnicity: African American

Rough boundaries: Southwest Los Angeles between La Brea Avenue and Crenshaw Boulevard south of Coliseum Street

-- Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13)

Race/ethnicity: Latino

Rough boundaries: One cell south of Sunset Boulevard, north of Beverly Boulevard, west of Vermont Avenue and east of Gower Street; a second cell south of Third Street, north of Olympic Boulevard and east of Normandie and Western avenues (north and south of Wilshire Boulevard).

-- Rollin' 40s

Race/ethnicity: African American

Rough boundaries: South of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, north of 59th Street, west of Vermont Avenue and east of Crenshaw Boulevard

-- Rollin' 30s

Race/ethnicity: African American

-- Rollin' 60s

Race/ethnicity: African American

Rough boundaries: Hyde Park area south of 52nd Street, north of 76th Street, west of Vermont Avenue and east of Buckler Avenue

-- 18th Street Westside

Race/ethnicity: Latino

Rough boundaries: Mostly south of the 10 Freeway, north of Adams Boulevard, west of Arlington Avenue and east of La Brea Avenue

-- 204th Street

Race/ethnicity: Latino


Rough boundaries: south of Torrance Boulevard, north of Del Amo Boulevard, west of Western Avenue and east of Denker Avenue

-- Avenues



Map: L.A.'s most dangerous gangsRace/ethnicity: Latino

Rough boundaries: Highland Park and parts of Cypress Park, Glassell Park and Eagle Rock, south of Colorado Boulevard, north and west of the 110 Freeway, and south and east of Eagle Rock Boulevard.

-- Canoga Park Alabama

Race/ethnicity: Latino

Rough boundaries: South of Nordhoff Street and Roscoe Boulevard (east of DeSoto Avenue), north of Vanowen Street, west of Winnetka Avenue and east of Topanga Canyon Boulevard

-- Grape Street Crips

Race/ethnicity: African American

Rough boundaries: south of 97th Street, north of 107th Street, west of Alameda Street and east of Wilmington Boulevard

-- La Mirada Locos

Race/ethnicity: Latino

Rough boundaries: Echo Park

Sources: LAPD, Los Angeles city attorney's office






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The MS 13 gangs are also here in Phoenix, I saw some of there handi work, on a wall the other day.