How many southern California prison gangs are there?

Answer 1

According to a May 2001 Drug Threat Assessment by the National Drug Intelligence Center, Los Angeles County is home to 152,000 gang members organized into 1,350 gangs.

There are about 300,000 gang members in California out of an estimated 800,000 gang members nationwide.

Sources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles

http://www.californialawreview.org/articles/no-way-out-an-analysis-of-exit-processes-for-gang-injunctions

Answer 2

That question is probably impossible to answer accurately. Hundreds of thousands.... To get a more accurate number you will first have to know how many 'documented' gang members are in each city/county.

Answer 3

First off California is not divided into two separate states so your qualifier of "Southern" does not make sense. The California Department of Corrections recognizes 7 prison gangs. All other gangs and affiliations are referred to as disruptive groups. The 7 recognized gangs are:

1. Nuestra Familia

2. Aryan Brotherhood

3. Nazi Low Riders

4. Mexican Mafia

5. Texas Syndicate

6. Black Guerrilla Family

7. Northern Structure or Nuestra Raza

Every other group including Bloods, Crips, Kumi, Bulldogs, Skinheads etc. are considered to be disruptive groups and not prison gangs. None of these groups or gangs are exclusive to Southern or Northern California as there are members of each from all areas though there are very few Northern Structure or Nuestra Familia members in the South.