38th Street gang

38th Street Gang

38th Street graffiti, 2011
Founded	Unknown exact date, most accepted early 1920s
Founding location	Greater Los Angeles, California, United States
Years active	Early 1920s–present
Territory	Primarily Los Angeles and Magna, Utah[1]
Ethnicity	Mexican American
Activities	Drug trafficking,[2] assault, robbery, extortion,[2] arms trafficking, theft, murder,[2] racketeering,[2] illegal immigration, illegal gambling, kidnapping,[2] witness intimidation[2] and fraud
Allies	Mexican Mafia[2] Sureños Street Saints 13 [2] 18th Street gang
Rivals	Bloods[3] Florencia 13[4] Playboys[5]

The 38th Street Gang is an American criminal street gang in Los Angeles, California, composed mainly of Hispanic-Americans. The 38th Street Gang is one of the oldest street gangs in Los Angeles and has been occupying its territory since the 1920s.^[6] They engage in many criminal activities. The Mexican Mafia controls and routinely uses 38th Street gang members to carry out their orders.^[7][8]