Gang colors
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Gang colors are the types or color of clothing, or insignia that are worn by gang members to identify each other. Tattoos
may also come under the category of gang colors.
Street gangs wear many colors, for example the Sureños
wear blue and grey, and their rivals the Norteños
wear red and black. Bloods
wear red. Their rivals the Crips
wear blue, the Bloods' allies the Latin Kings
wear gold and black. Latin King rivals Folks Nation also wears blue and black, and are allied with the Crips. Blood allies Pirus
wear Burgundy, different sets also wear secondary colors some examples are, black, brown, dark grey and many also wear red to show their affiliation to bloods. Other gangs such as La Primera wear white as their main color. Their rivals the Cholos wear all black.
Criminal tattoo
Tattoos are commonly used among criminals to show gang membership and record the wearer's personal history—such as his or her skills, specialties, accomplishments and convictions. They are also used as a means of personal expression. Certain designs have developed recognized coded meanings...
may also come under the category of gang colors.
Street gangs wear many colors, for example the Sureños
Sureños
Sureños are a group of Mexican American street gangs with origins in the oldest barrios of Southern California. Although they are based in California, the influence of the Sureños has spread to many parts of the US and other countries as well such as Germany and Japan...
wear blue and grey, and their rivals the Norteños
Norteños
The Norteños , also Norte, are affiliated with Nuestra Familia , are a coalition of traditionally Latino gangs in Northern California A member of these gangs is a Norteño or Norteña based on Spanish usage...
wear red and black. Bloods
Bloods
The Bloods are a street gang founded in Los Angeles, California. The gang is widely known for its rivalry with the Crips. They are identified by the red color worn by their members and by particular gang symbols, including distinctive hand signs...
wear red. Their rivals the Crips
Crips
The Crips are a primarily, but not exclusively, African American gang. They were founded in Los Angeles, California, in 1969 mainly by Raymond Washington and Stanley Williams...
wear blue, the Bloods' allies the Latin Kings
Latin Kings
The Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation is said to be the largest and most organized Hispanic street gang in the United States of America, which has its roots dating back to the 1940s in Chicago, Illinois.-History:...
wear gold and black. Latin King rivals Folks Nation also wears blue and black, and are allied with the Crips. Blood allies Pirus
Pirus
The Pirus or Piru Street Boys are a Los Angeles, California area street gang alliance based out of Compton which spread to Carson, Inglewood, and Watts. Piru sets make up most of the original blood gang alliance in Los Angeles.The name "Piru" is derived from Piru Street in the city of Compton...
wear Burgundy, different sets also wear secondary colors some examples are, black, brown, dark grey and many also wear red to show their affiliation to bloods. Other gangs such as La Primera wear white as their main color. Their rivals the Cholos wear all black.
List of gangs and their colors
- CripsCripsThe Crips are a primarily, but not exclusively, African American gang. They were founded in Los Angeles, California, in 1969 mainly by Raymond Washington and Stanley Williams...
- blue - BloodsBloodsThe Bloods are a street gang founded in Los Angeles, California. The gang is widely known for its rivalry with the Crips. They are identified by the red color worn by their members and by particular gang symbols, including distinctive hand signs...
- redRedRed is any of a number of similar colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of light discernible by the human eye, in the wavelength range of roughly 630–740 nm. Longer wavelengths than this are called infrared , and cannot be seen by the naked eye... - Latin KingsLatin KingsThe Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation is said to be the largest and most organized Hispanic street gang in the United States of America, which has its roots dating back to the 1940s in Chicago, Illinois.-History:...
- blackBlackBlack is the color of objects that do not emit or reflect light in any part of the visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of light...
, Yellow / Gold - Gangster DisciplesGangster DisciplesThe Black Gangster Disciple Nation is a gang which was formed on the South-side of Chicago in the late 1960s, by David Barksdale, leader of the Black Disciples, and Larry Hoover, leader of the Supreme Gangsters. The two groups united to form the Black Gangster Disciple Nation .The gang has made...
- black, redRedRed is any of a number of similar colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of light discernible by the human eye, in the wavelength range of roughly 630–740 nm. Longer wavelengths than this are called infrared , and cannot be seen by the naked eye... - Devils DiciplesDevils DiciplesThe Devils Diciples Motorcycle Club is an outlaw motorcycle club that was founded in Fontana, California in 1967. The word outlaw carries a specific meaning which does not imply criminal intent, but rather means the club is not sanctioned by the American Motorcyclist Association and does not...
- red, blueBlueBlue is a colour, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a wavelength of roughly 440–490 nm. It is considered one of the additive primary colours. On the HSV Colour Wheel, the complement of blue is yellow; that is, a colour corresponding to an equal...
, white - Black P. StonesBlack P. StonesThe Almighty Black P. Stone Nation is a Chicago-based street gang estimated to have more than 30,000 members. The gang was originally formed in the late 1950s as a civil rights organization called the Blackstone Rangers...
- black - Dominicans Don't PlayDominicans Don't PlayDominicans Don't Play is a Dominican-American street gang started in Manhattan, New York in the early 1990s. They are known for primarily using machetes and knives as weapons...
- red, whiteWhiteWhite is a color, the perception of which is evoked by light that stimulates all three types of color sensitive cone cells in the human eye in nearly equal amounts and with high brightness compared to the surroundings. A white visual stimulation will be void of hue and grayness.White light can be...
, blue - Black DisciplesBlack DisciplesThe Black Disciples is a large African American street gang based in Chicago, Illinois. The gang is considered extremely violent and is known to engage in drug trafficking and distribution, in addition to other criminal activities. The street gang is estimated to have in excess of 24,000 members...
- black - NorteñosNorteñosThe Norteños , also Norte, are affiliated with Nuestra Familia , are a coalition of traditionally Latino gangs in Northern California A member of these gangs is a Norteño or Norteña based on Spanish usage...
- black, white, red - SureñosSureñosSureños are a group of Mexican American street gangs with origins in the oldest barrios of Southern California. Although they are based in California, the influence of the Sureños has spread to many parts of the US and other countries as well such as Germany and Japan...
- black, white, blue - BlackshirtsBlackshirtsThe Blackshirts were Fascist paramilitary groups in Italy during the period immediately following World War I and until the end of World War II...
- black, grey, green, dark purplePurplePurple is a range of hues of color occurring between red and blue, and is classified as a secondary color as the colors are required to create the shade....
, red - United Blood NationUnited Blood NationThe United Blood Nation, simply called the East Coast Bloods is primarily a street gang formed in 1993 within the New York City jail system on Rikers Island's George Mochen Detention Center. GMDC was used to segregate problem inmates from the rest of the detention center. Prior to this time period,...
- red, blackBlackBlack is the color of objects that do not emit or reflect light in any part of the visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of light... - TAP BoyzTAP Boyz (The Arabian Posse)The Arabian Posse, or TAP Boyz, is a Chicago-based Arab-American street gang or "movement" formed on the corner of 63rd & Kedzie in 1992. It was formed in response to anti-Arab sentiment from rival gangs in the hub of the Arab-American community which was 63rd and Kedzie at the time...
- red, white