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Crips  

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  • The Crips are one of the oldest and most violently active gangs in the United States. While initially involved in petty crimes and random fighting, they have grown into a criminal association engaged in extensive street crimes including drug trafficking, extortion, robbery, and homicide. [Source: Encyclopedia of Street Crime in America; Crips]

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