18ST GANG SINCE 1959 E.I.P. TO ALL FALLEN 18ST SOULDIERS..

LA DIESIOCHO CONTROLADO EL MUNDO

18ST HISTORY

18th Street gang was created in the late 1960s in the Rampart area of Los Angeles. Some gang experts consider them to be the most violent and agressive street gang in the country. The 18th Street gang is believed to be tAs with most gangs, 18th Street Was Up since the early 60'z gang members can be easily identified by their tattoos. Common tattoos include the number 18 also represented in Roman numerals (XVIII). Members also engage in graffiti vandalism to mark their territory using similar symbols. Although 18th Street maintains a stronghold in several Southern Western Northern Eastern also South Central cities, they have continued to spread to numerous cities across the country. Although they claim 18th Street by name, they are actually a collection of several smaller gangs who use 18th Street as their gang's moniker. 18th Street is heavily populated with mexicans, but also has numerous Asian, Black, Native and White members. 18th Street is is world wide and they are well established gang that is involved in all areas of criminal activity.. Several 18th Street gang members have evolved into a higher level of sophistication and organization than other gangs. This progression is credited to the gang's close relationship with Mexican and Columbian drug cartels ' La Dieciocho is the biggest gang in WLA, the biggest gang in LA county, the biggest gang in California, and probably the biggest street gang in the USA. They are the most documented and prosecuted gang in LA making it very easy to follow the crimes and fear they cause. The not often documented part of this gang is how they got to be so big. Allegedly 18st started on the corner of Rampart and 18st in around 1969. As I said above, the original members of 18th street were people that were discriminated by the members of C14, so they formed their own gang with their own rules. They were a small group of vatos, who were more about letting people in to get big, than forming an elite group of chosen few. 18street is and always has been one of the most liberal gangs in LA. They claim allegiance to 18st no matter how far away they move or were they live. They have historicaly let in people who other barrios dont take making them the proverbial under dogs. By this method they were able to become the strongest gang, size wise, in the U.S.. They openly recruit members and join whole gangs to their barrio. Most modern day 18st cliques used to be other barrios, and aspiring barrios. Hoover Locos is one example of this. By this method they were able to spread throughout the country. Their North Side in the valley was originally another gang and many of its members used to be from tagging crews wich chose to join 18st. In their South Side they have apparently forcefully clicked up many barrios and crews. It would not be a surprise if their East Side used to be its own barrio as well. They are the only barrio in LA wich has four succesfull sides and cliques in every region of the city, and California. They have succesful cliques in San Diego, Las Vegas, Inland Empire, the Bay Area, Chicago,Texas, Florida, and allegedly even a clique in New York. They have whole towns claiming allegiance to them in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Mexico with large cliques in Mexico City DF and Tijuana. Yet contrary to popular belief, they are not one cohesive unit by far. They are divided into myriad cliques and sides and preferences and degrees of valor. Some members only claim 18 because they are forced to due to the neighborhood they inhabit. Other mambers merely hang around for popularity and unearned notoriety. Some were jumped in by people wich are so far in the chain from the original 18st that it is hard to consider them legit members. Others clearly are not original cliques and therefor are actually considered enemies by the OG 18st. Allegedly 18st has a comittee wich decides who are real cliques and who are just wannabees. Their large sides make them hard to control and highly beurocratic. They have never fully united to achieve one common goal or against one common adversary. They will most likely continue to grow and prosper because of their enormous popularity