Organized crime in California

Organized crime in California

Organized crime in California involves the criminal activities of organized crime groups, gangs, criminal extremists, and terrorists in California.[1]

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Gangs

Gangs in California are classified into three categories: criminal street gangs, prison gangs, and outlaw motorcycle gangs. Gang operations usually include "assault, auto theft, drive-by shooting, illegal drug and narcotic manufacturing, drug and narcotic trafficking, forgery, fraud, home invasion robbery, identity theft, murder, weapons trafficking, witness intimidation, and violence against law enforcement."

Organized crime

Traditional organized crime are in the form of La Cosa Nostra (LCN), Sicilian Mafia, and Camorra. Eurasian criminal networks specialize in white-collar crime, fraud, prostitution and human trafficking. Crime cells from Southeast Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe impact public safety and the state's economy.

Terrorism

Domestic criminal extremists include the Animal Liberation Front (ALF), Earth Liberation Front (ELF), and various racial supremacy groups. International terrorists include Al-Qaeda, Hamas, Mujahedin-e-Khalq (MEK), and Jamaat ul-Fuqra (JUF), which are significant concerns in California.

Notable incidents

  • 1987: ALF members are suspected of setting fire to the Animal Diagnostics Laboratory at University of California, Davis, causing $4.5 million in damages.
  • 2000: Law enforcement agencies foiled plans by Al-Qaeda to detonate a bomb at Los Angeles International Airport.
  • 2002: Law enforcement agencies foiled plans by Al-Qaeda to crash a plane into the Library Tower, also in Los Angeles.

See also

References

  1. ^ Organized Crime in California California Department of Justice. Sacramento: Criminal Intelligence Bureau, 2005.

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