What exactly is a gang banger?

: : In the US I sort of have a feeling that half century ago 'gang bangers' were multiple rapists and that the meaning has evolved to most commonly mean members of street gangs. : I'm from the U.S. That's my understanding, it became a more general term not necessarily relating to sexual assault.

is that gangsta is (slang) a member of an urban criminal or street gang while gangster is a member of a criminal or street gang.

This is a list of known gang members. The term gang member refers to a criminal who is a member of a crime organization. The terms are widely used in reference to people associated or affiliated with street gangs, prison gangs, and biker gangs. 2015 Waco shootout. Denho Acar.

A crime boss, also known as a crime lord, Don, gang lord, kingpin, godfather, or criminal mastermind, is a person in charge of a criminal organization.

It is never easy to leave a gang because as a member you have information that could be shared with authorities like the police – and as a result, get the gang members in trouble. Gangs don't want you to leave because there is a fear that you will share what you know with the police or maybe another gang.

Daily gang life is generally not very exciting. Gang members sleep late, sit around the neighborhood, drink and do drugs and possibly go to a meeting place in the evening, such as a pool hall or roller rink. They may work a street corner selling drugs or commit petty crimes like vandalism or theft.

However, most individuals are able to leave their gangs without the threat of violence. Interviews conducted by Decker and Pyrooz (2011) with former gang members found that the overwhelming majority (91 percent) “just left their gang and did not have to engage in any exceptional means to quit.”

This research paper addresses Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, often cited as the most violent gang in America and traces the gang's inception and its development exponentially into the United States.

Mara Salvatrucha is one of the most dangerous gangs in the United States, and its activities include drug and weapons trafficking, auto theft, burglary, assault, and murder (including contract killings).

Camorra, a dangerous gang, originating from Naples, Italy. With an estimated 10,000 members, this group is considered one of the most powerful and dangerous gang in the world. They are known for their involvement in drugs, weapons smuggling, and extortion rackets.

Crips still outnumbered Bloods 3 to 1. To assert their power, the Bloods became increasingly violent. During the 1980s, Bloods began distributing crack cocaine in Los Angeles. Blood membership soon rose dramatically as did the number of states in which they were present.

The first street-gang in the United States, the 40 Thieves, began around the late 1820s in New York City. The gangs in Washington D.C. had control of what is now Federal Triangle, in a region then known as Murder Bay.

Zero represents Bloods, three stands for the 31 rules they have to follow, and one represents the love for all Bloods under one umbrella. 22 Based on these numbers, October 31 has been designated as the “birthday” of the East Coast Bloods and the UBN.

It's popularly said the name Bloods is an acronym for “Brotherly Love Overcomes Overrides and Destruction.” However, the Bloods, given their origins as a counter-Crip alliance, likely take their name from 1960s slang, blood, short for blood brother, referring to a “fellow (young) black person.”