Which major U.S. gangs are Los Angeles-based?

Which major U.S. gangs are Los Angeles-based?

• A. Bloods and Crips
• B. People Nation and Folk Nation
• C. Bloods and People Nation
• D. Crips and Folk Nation

Answer: (A)

Two major gangs based in Los Angeles are the Bloods and the Crips. They both began in the LA area around the late 1960s to early 1970s and grew into the largest and most well-known street gangs in the United States, with a long-standing rivalry that influenced gang activity nationwide. The other options refer to alliance systems, not two LA-based gangs. People Nation and Folk Nation are broad gang alliances that originated in Chicago, and while individual gangs may align with one of these blocs, they are not themselves the two main LA-based gangs.

Two major gangs based in Los Angeles are the Bloods and the Crips. They both began in the LA area around the late 1960s to early 1970s and grew into the largest and most well-known street gangs in the United States, with a long-standing rivalry that influenced gang activity nationwide. The other options refer to alliance systems, not two LA-based gangs. People Nation and Folk Nation are broad gang alliances that originated in Chicago, and while individual gangs may align with one of these blocs, they are not themselves the two main LA-based gangs.