Hispanic gangs in the City of Los Angeles, California – Central area (Downtown, Mid Wilshire, Mid Town & Westlake areas)

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Hispanic Gangs in the City of Los Angeles (Central LA & Pico Union area)

The Central area of Los Angeles is represented by Mid City, Pico Union, Westlake, Silverlake, Echo Park & Downtown areas of the city, south of the 5 Freeway, east of Crenshaw Blvd, west of Alameda and north of the 10 Freeway.

Some of the gangs in this area go back to the 1920 such as Temple Street and other formed in the late 1950s and 1960s such as 18th Street and Echo Park, while some of the El Salvadorean based gangs grew in the late 1970s and early 1980s such as Mara Salvatrucha and Crazy Riders.

Alpine Street, which is now defunct was formed near a dog kennel back in the 1980s.

  1. 5th & Hill
  2. Alpine Street – [defunct]
  3. Angelino Heights (AHTS)
  4. Aztlan – Western Locos(AZT) – Mid Wilshire area
  5. Barrio St. Andrews (BSA) – [defunct]
  6. Big Top Locos (BTLs)
  7. Bronson (BSE)
  8. Burlington Street Locos
  9. Clanton 14th Street – (1st Hood) – [defunct]
  10. Clanton 14th Street – (2nd Hood)
  11. Crazys (CYS)
  12. Crazy Riders (CRS)
  13. Diamond Street
  14. Dog Town Rifa (DTR) Dukes, Chicos) – One of the oldest if not the oldest street gang in Los Angeles
  15. Drifters (DFS), Bagos (BGS)
  16. Drifters (DFS), Pico Locos (PCLs)
  17. Easy Riders (ERS)
  18. Echo Park (ExP)
  19. 18th Street (Downtown LA), Broadway & 7th Street
  20. 18th Street (Mac Arthur Park area), Columbia Lil Cycos (CLCS)
  21. 18th Street (Shatto Park area), Shatto Park
  22. 18th Street (Pico-Union area, Original neighborhood), Pico Locos, Grand View Locos (GVLS), Hoover (HV) & Red Shield (RS)
  23. Harpys 5th Avenue
  24. Head Hunters
  25. Lost Angels (LOAS)
  26. Mara Salvatrucha (MS), Rampart, Coronado – This is the original MS neighborhood
  27. Mara Salvatrucha (MS), ALS, TWS
  28. Montecito Heights
  29. Orphans (OPHS)
  30. Osiri Boys (OBS)
  31. PlayBoys (PBS)
  32. Rockwood Street (RWST, RSL)
  33. Temple Street (TST)
  34. Tiny Insane Kriminals (TIK),
  35. Unos Sin Verguenza (USV)
  36. Varrio Vista Rifa (VVR)
  37. Wanderers
  38. Witmer Street

34 active gangs

150 comments on “Hispanic gangs in the City of Los Angeles, California – Central area (Downtown, Mid Wilshire, Mid Town & Westlake areas)

  1. Duke on said:

    V rockwood street locos hartford dukez fuck all enemies controlling the west like usual

  2. Lasio on said:

    Is 3rd st still active??? I know that 18 took over their varrio,but I heard they kick it on 2nd n harvard blvd.

  3. C R A Z Y S L 1 F 3 on said:

    WS CRAZYS GANGA … MR COWBOY MBC ON MINES ALL DAY EVERYDAY!!
    FUK ALL ENEMYS…

  4. CRAZY RIDERS SUR on said:

    WEST SIDE LOS ANGELES….
    CRAZY RIDERS SUR 213….

    CRS 13

  5. Jacque Fresco on said:

    WEST UP TO THE ESES THAT SHOWED US LOVE ON THE WICKED SIDE!! WS ORIENTAL LAZY BOYZ YLC FROM CHINA TOWN TO VICTOR HEIGHTS
    THE ONLY ASIAN GANG WITH TURF IN THE CITY NOW WE NATIONWIDE!!

  6. OLB aint active in china town for shit

    • Jacque Fresco on said:

      WHY YOU MAD? U ONE OF THEM DRAMA QUEENS THAT FUCKS UP UR OWN HOOD. DONT ACT LIKE EP AND OLB NEVER HAD HISTORY. VICTOR HEIGHTZ LAZY GANGSTERZ

  7. WEST UP KINTA LOMA STREET GANG! ! BANDIDOS KLIKA ! VAGOS KLIKA. OLVERA STREET. TIJUAS, SINALOA, WATEROS, EAST LOS. El SALVADOR. AND THE LITTLE HOMIES IN WES LOS SM. 5TH HILL GANG POR VIDA. BXB

  8. Some of these gangs have small ass varrio is crazy how they keep it active.

  9. YUP ITS THAT BIG BAD VARR1O CRAZYS GANG!!!!
    MAYBERRY ST BITCHES THAT WHERE WE BEEE!!!
    DOINGG.BITCCHES.SCANDALOUS
    FROM THE WEST SIDE 213 TO THE 818 VALLEY!!!!!
    FUKC ALL ENEMYS 187 LEVAS!!!!!!
    FUCK lmK epK tstK aztK slK trsK

  10. WS T I K GANG on said:

    WS T I K

  11. that foo blast is a net banger hes not known on the street like all the other sissy youngsters

  12. thz dude on said:

    WS EIGHTEEN ST 13 PURA MARA LOCA 13 ALL ABOUT ROCKWOOD 13 SHOTOUT TO HOMIES FROM TEMPLE AND VISTA

  13. thz dude on said:

    WS EIGHTEEN ST 13 PURA MARA LOCA 13 ALL ABOUT ROCKWOOD ST 13 SHOT OUT TO ALL MY ENEMIGAS LOVE U GUYS

  14. ralo24 on said:

    all u vatos are stupid! at the end of the day you all are holding hands wen your busted sharing tienda even clothes what to scared to start shit b real about it. i no what it is to afraid of an ass whooping since theres no cuetes in da joint to do a drive bye. you rather b on each others nut sack. im an og south sider learn to keep your mouths shut dum asses! yak yak yak! talk is cheap. to get respect u gota earn it!

  15. NFRK1DD on said:

    WS NFR’S!!!!!!! fuck twc snw thc loe rak its me K1DD NFRKILLA$

  16. lonelyboyERS13 on said:

    OG EZRIDERS 13 ERS

  17. sixth and union drive on said:

    Lovin my true Anybody killin ass Hood calle Piedra madera y que chavalas come by my blocks and get lite the fuck up like always, you know I aint lying.

  18. Ws hobarts 13 gang

  19. Downtown los ws 5thHILL st EL CHUKO clika bandidos barrio paisa ,qvo homies saludos a la clika de tijuas ……..

  20. Aqui para ws5thHILLst gang bandidos EL CHUKO el barrio num 1 d downtown los angeles qvo cabrones……

  21. MR.TROUBLES on said:

    RAMPART DISTRICT’S IVCS FAMILIA…

  22. Sniper on said:

    Homies!Listen up..Word just came down that 2 foos from this so called varrio “hell bound” in pico union are ratas.Also they never was given permission the used trece.Homies you know what to do.Roll them up A.S.A.P Your varrio will be blessed Gracias

  23. WS LOS MWA 13 on said:

    WESTLOS MWA GANG!!! 213 AREA
    BIG SHOUT OUT TO MY FALLEN HOMIES
    REAL SOLDADOS PUTTING DOWN FOR THE
    MWA GANG…OG BAMBAM”EL PUPPET”
    ESE CRICKET …REST IN PARADISE BIG HOMIES
    “MAPLEWOOD AVE” HOLLYWOOD AREA
    REPRESENTING TO THE MAX !!! SHOUT OUT
    TO THE HOMIES TORCIDOS …EL BIRD”SPORTY”
    SPIDER”SKRAPY”LISTO”PNUT”
    SOUTHSIDE RIDERS ALL DAY EVERYDAY WARE
    THE HOMIES DONT PLAY !!! BANGBANG MWA GANG

  24. BANDIT LOCO on said:

    AQUI PARA Y RIFAS WEST LOS ANGELES VARRIO MID CITY STONERS 13 GANGA CRENSHAW LOCOS SERVING FOOLS SINCE 1977!! THATS RIGHT!! WS’MCS13′ CLS RIFAS!!

    • LOAS23RD on said:

      fUcK MECOs STAins ESe PURO WS LOASX111ce CRENSHAw BOYS haaaaaa we took over hobartk haaaa that’s how lame and dead y’all are L GANG or don’t bang Aqui para LOS WS BIG LOSTxANGELS gang mecos goo suck dick to the bYsexuals

  25. ECKOxPARK STALKS on said:

    EXP GANG ESE STALKER LOKS FUCK CISSYS FAGTOW

    • CRAZYS ONLY! on said:

      MEKO X PUSSYS IS DEAD! ONLY OLD BUMS AND TECATOS AROUND HAHAHA…. AND WE STILL BEAT THEM UP FOR THE FUK OF IT HAHAHAHA….

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