What are the Copenhagen gang members like?

To my knowledge, the largest gang groupings are biker gangs and immigrant gangs. The biker gangs like the Bandidos, Hells Angels, and their supporters -- notably AK81, which supports the Hells Angels -- tend to be composed of ethnic Danes. read more

The immigrant gangs include Black Cobra, "The International Group", Loyal To Familia-Blågårds Plads (a square in Copenhagen) and other groups in and around Copenhagen. Like the bikers, they are involved in protection rackets, drug dealing, pimping and similar criminal activities. read more

The report is based on 15 interviews with previous gang members, who have anonymously shared their plethora of wisdom on the who, how and what of Copenhagen gang membership. We talked to the author of the report, Maria Libek Pedersen, a researcher from the Danish Ministry of Justice to learn more. read more