Which gang is bigger crips or bloods

What with the recent Kenyan mall massacre and the Nairobi school shooting, it seems like we have a chain reaction on our hands. With such a high focus on this religious violence, we appear to be forgetting about the gang violence that has been the cause of cold-blooded killings, on a regular basis, for years. These illegal activities have many variants, ranging from murder to money laundering. After all, if you know who they are, you know not to cross them.

Both the Bloods and the Crips are street gangs that originated in California in the s , when the Bloods formed in retaliation to the Crips.

The Bloods are known for dressing in red can vary from rust to pink depending on the neighbourhood , and the Crips are known for dressing in blue, but both gangs carry bandanas or handkerchiefs in their respective colours. With the Crips having 30, members and the Bloods having 15, inside and outside of prison , these murders often occur between members of the same gang.

Both the Bloods and the Crips are heavily associated with violent murders, threats, robberies and drug trafficking, making them incredibly dangerous in the US. The Mungiki is a slum-based gang of up to , members , their brutality is famed and has led to them also being known as the Kenyan Mafia. The gang is known for exploiting the urban poor by offering electricity and water at extortionate rates.

At this point they were also warring agains The Bloods. The name soon evolved into Crips when members would carry canes like pimps. The were known as cripples or crips for short. The Bloods were founded in , and they were first setup to provide protection against The Crips, who were increasing in power and numbers.

Ballou was beaten to death after he refused to give up his leather jacket. Therefore, this marked the first Crips murder against another gang member and motivated non-Crip street-gangs to align with each other. This would form the beginning of The Bloods. Since their creation, The Bloods have branched out to other areas of the United States and also parts of Canada. They also have some hand signs as their gang symbols. With an estimated membership of 20, to 25,, they are involved vigorously in activities such as murders, robberies etc.

The members are mainly African Americans, but also have Latinos, whites and Asian Americans with them. The members are generally teenagers or in their early twenties. But some are also in their late twenties or even thirties. When the Crips started to grow in size, they also started targeting other gangs. This is when some non-Crip gangs came together and established an alliance of their own in order to fight against the rising influence of the Crips.

The gang that emerged from it got to be known as the Bloods. The Bloods do not have a known official leader. It is therefore divided into sets that have a leadership structure based on hierarchy. The rivalry of the Crips and the Bloods is still the same.

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