Top Ten Biker Gangs
Though the Mongols are a smaller gang than many of their peers with similar notoriety, they make up for their relatively small numbers with tenacity. Since their 800-member ranks are clustered largely in and around Southern California, the MC is a powerful force there.
The Bandidos’ story charts the rise of biker gangs from counterculture clubs to fearsome organized crime organizations and helps to explain why tragedy struck on Sunday in a city already associated with spectacular violence.
Founded in 1936, The Outlaws are thought to be the world's oldest outlaw motorcycle club. The Outlaws remain a strong presence today, with over 1,700 members across 176 chapters. While a number of MCs vie for control of Mexico-America drug trafficking, the Outlaws have maintained a substantial influence over drugs crossing the Canadian border.
When you think of outlaw motorcycle clubs, you probably think of the Hells Angels. The Hells Angels brand is so strong that they have actually become a business: The Hells Angels are incorporated in the U.S. and Canada.
The Pagans have grown through merging with other smaller outlaw motorcycle gangs. Considered by law enforcement to be almost as complex and diversified as the Hells Angels, the discipline and structure of the Pagans is the most rigid of the Big Four motorcycle clubs.
The Sons of Silence need the firepower because they have been embroiled in turf wars from decades. The gang initially carved out space for themselves in Colorado, Arizona, and Kansas by taking on the Outlaws, a far larger MC.
Vagos MC is best known for coordinating drug smuggling operations with their Mexican chapters. Founded in the 1960s along with many of the best known one-percent gangs, Vagos has been at war on and off with the Hell's Angels since the beginning. The Vagos were involved in one of the more interesting police operations in recent MC memory.
