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The following list of peckerwood gangs are defined as
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within the
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subculture.


Overview

The peckerwood subculture had its beginnings in Oklahoma where the word was used to refer to white inmates in the 1930s. During the
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, a major migration of Oklahomans came to California's
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. This migration also established a newfound peckerwood subculture in California with gangs such as the Okie Bakers and Oildale Peckerwoods in Bakersfield. This subculture continued to establish among ethnic Whites in the rural farm towns of California. The peckerwood prison subculture had its beginnings in the desegregation of United States prisons. It spreads as far North as Sutter, Yuba, and Butte counties. Aryan Brotherhood had its beginnings in the California
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(300 miles northwest of Kern County) in 1964 as a response to the newly formed black prison gang
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.Coverson, Laura
"Aryan Brotherhood Tried for 40 Years of Prison Mayhem"
ABC News. March 15, 2006. Retrieved October 27, 2006.
David Grann
"The Brand"
''The New Yorker,'' February 16, 2004, collected in ''
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'' (2010).
The Aryan Brotherhood's alliance with the
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in the prison system set the foundation of street politics ever since, which also sometimes translates to the streets. The San Quentin State Aryan Brotherhood uses the gang Family Affiliated Irish Mafia (FAIM) for its street operated activity. The peckerwood subculture has established street gangs that mix elements from
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culture and conventional street gang activity, such as illegal drugs. These peckerwood street gangs generally form in lower-income or middle-class white neighborhoods, as well as Latino neighborhoods or "barrios". These gangs are the manifestation of a modern "white power" subculture that combines the elements of
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culture,
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,
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,
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) and
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smoking. Stylistically these gangs combine elements of Latino gang culture (Pendleton flannel and baggy pants) and skinhead culture (
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boots, bomber jackets, and shaved heads). In the 1980s the
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was also used as a general decorative symbol, but also one for shock value, and used by white and sometimes Hispanic gangs. This was also considered to be relative to lack of education on its historical context. Many of these Peckerwood gangs in California are subservient to the authority of
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, which includes the punk gangs
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and
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, as well as Insane White Boys, Independent Skins, Orange County Skins, and a rigid alliance with Southern California Skinhead Alliance (SoCal Skins). Leading the alliance with Nazi Lowriders, the peckerwood gang Public Enemy No. 1 (PEN1 ()) was established in
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during the late 1980s, and known for recruiting middle-class "
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" within the Southern California
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scene. The smaller gangs such as Public Enemy No. 1 and Insane White Boys are considered "kids" within the Peckerwood gang world, where as Nazi Lowrider groups are led by "seniors" who induct "kids" into membership. A kid can become a "junior", and a junior can become a senior if elected by three other seniors.


Gang apparel

Skateboarder, surfer, and former peckerwood Jay Adams stated, "the Latino gangs used to wear the same exact thing that we surfers wore, but they wore it differently. We wore baggy Levis or Pinwheel cords, t-shirts and like a long button-down Pendleton, and these shoes called Winos. Well, the Latino and the African-American gangs, they wore the same exact thing we wore, except theirs were starch-pressed." Peralta went on to say, "And then, what happened is in the late-1980s, early 1990s when street skateboarding became very popular, there was a real symbiosis between inner-city gang life and skateboarding, where they were literally wearing the same clothes." As well, peckerwoods generally identify with the color white and are known for wearing white caps and handkerchiefs. The most common gang sign for Peckerwoods is forming the thumb, index finger and middle finger of the right hand to form the letter "P," and the four fingers of the left to form the letter "W".


Arizona

* Nazi Low Riders (NLR), a peckerwood street and prison gang * Arizona Aryan Brotherhood (AB), a peckerwood prison and street gang * Insane White Boys (IWB), a peckerwood street gang. * White Knights of America, a peckerwood prison and biker gang.


California

It is well noted that the California Peckerwoods and
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has a strong alliance with the California Surenos gangs. Initially brokered with the California
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and
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. Strengthening their street ties and their prison gangs with their prison agendas. It's not rare to see California peckerwoods or California Aryan Brotherhood members with latina/ chicana girlfriends or wives and Mexican Mafia members with white girlfriends or wives.


California North Coast (Northern California)


Del Norte County

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has factions of the
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and the
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.


Butte County

The Butte County Gangsters or known as BCG is a peckerwood street gang in Butte County mainly found in Chico and Oroville.


Humboldt County

The Humboldt County Gangsters are a peckerwood street gang in the general Humboldt County region


Mendocino County

The North Coast Vikings (NCV) are a surf/skate Peckerwood street and prison gang, gaining traction and numbers inside county jail and state prison. North Coast Vikings was started by white jail inmates from the coastal town of Fort Bragg, on California's northern coast


Lake County

The Barbarian Brotherhood a peckerwood street gang, also active in Sonoma county.


San Francisco Bay Area


Marin County

The first chapter of the
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was formed in
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, and has been described as the origin of modern peckerwood culture.


Sonoma County

The Barbarian Brotherhood a peckerwood street gang, also active in Lake county.


Contra Costa County

The Contra Costa County Boys (also known as CoCo County Boys or Co Co Boyz) is a peckerwood street gang in the general
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area. The Family Affiliated Irish Mafia (FAIM) is a predominantly
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peckerwood gang based in
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, which was formerly used by the
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to organize street-level transactions throughout low income white neighborhoods in the
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, spreading from Rodeo, the gang formed strongholds in
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,
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, El Sobrante, Martinez and Pittsburg during the mid-1990s. Coby Phillips was one of the four men who founded FAIM in the mid 90s, as a response to what he saw as a death of good role models in the "
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" movement. Later, while in prison and awaiting trial for the murder of fellow Aryan Brotherhood member Daryll Grockett, Philips read about
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in
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's ''
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'' and discussed Nazism with a Holocaust survivor. After this, his opinion changed, and he no longer condones the use of Nazi symbols.


Sacramento Valley


Sacramento County

Gangs in the
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area are: * The Sacramaniacs a peckerwood gang active in the CDCR and on the streets of Sacramento. * The Sacto Skins a peckerwood gang active in Sacramento.


Sutter County

Gangs in the
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area are: * The New Order a peckerwood gang active in the Yuba City. The gang is affiliated with the Nazi Lowriders and Aryan Brotherhood prison gangs.


Yuba County

Gangs in the
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area are: * The New Order a peckerwood gang founded inYuba City,since then spread to Yuba County.


San Joaquin Valley and Sierra Nevada


Kern County

Gangs in the
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area are: * The Oildale Peckerwoods, a peckerwood gang in the Northern area of Bakersfield aka Oildale * The Southwest Peckerwoods, a peckerwood gang in the Southwestern area of Bakersfield * The 88 WHITE POWER GANG, a peckerwood gang in the South Side area of Bakersfield. Most common tags are: 8WP8, SS (Thunderbolts), 23, 88, and WB125 * The Eastside Peckerwoods, a peckerwood gang in the East Side area of Bakersfield.


Fresno County

Gangs in the
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area are: * The Fresnecks, a peckerwood gang in the general Fresno area * The Highly Insane Criminals gang, a peckerwood gang in the general Fresno area.


Kings County

Gangs in the
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area are: * The
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(AB), the California State Prison, Corcoran chapter of the peckerwood prison gang. * The
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(NLR), the California State Prison, Corcoran chapter of the peckerwood prison gang.


San Joaquin County

Gangs in the
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area are: * The NorCal Peckerwoods (NCP), a peckerwood gang predominantly found in the San Joaquin County Jail (Pods, ADSEG & French Camp Honor Farm), who (unlike other Peckerwood gangs like the Aryan Brotherhood, PEN1 and Nazi Lorwiders, who traditionally side with Southern California Surenos / Mexican Mafia (La EME) Mexican gangs in situations dealing with jail/prison politics), ncp, will stand alone. * The Wolfpack Skinheads a peckerwood gang affiliated with United Society of Aryan Skinheads (USAS)


Stanislaus County

Gangs in the
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area are: * The Modesto Hardcore Skinheads (HARD CORE), a peckerwood gang from Modesto.


Tulare County

* The Superior Minded Aryan Skinheads / SMASH / SMASH Team 88 (SMASH 88 / ST88) * The ESP - East Side Porterville * The Rebels


Owens Valley


Inyo County

* The Inyo Peckerwoods, a gang in the general
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region.


California Central Coast (Southern / Northern California)


Santa Barbara County

* Haskull's Locals * Mesa Rats, a Peckerwood gang from the Santa Barbara area.


Ventura County

Gangs in the general
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area are: * The Skinhead Dogs (SHD), a peckerwood gang in the general
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area. Gangs in the
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area include: * The Pierpont Rats (PPR), a
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surf, skate, and punk gang. Gangs in the
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area include: * The Oxnard Shores Locals (OSL), a
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surf, skate, and punk gang.


Los Angeles County (Southern California)


Santa Clarita Valley

Gangs in the general Santa Clarita area are: * The Deadline Family Skins (DFS), a peckerwood gang in the general
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area. The gang is also active in Ventura county and the Antelope Valley. Gangs in the
Castaic, California Castaic () (Chumash: ''Kaštiq''; Spanish: ''Castéc'') is an unincorporated community in the northwestern part of Los Angeles County, California. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 19,015. For statistical purposes the Census Bureau h ...
area of the region are: * The Crazy White Boys (CWB), an independent white gang in the
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area. The gang claims all of Castaic as its territory. * The Santa Clarita White Boys (SWB), an independent white gang in the
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area. The gang's members had sprung off from Crazy White Boys. * The
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, a chapter of the peckerwood prison gang in the Castaic Pitchess Detention Center. * The
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, a chapter of the peckerwood prison gang in the Castaic Pitchess Detention Center. Defunct gangs in the
Castaic, California Castaic () (Chumash: ''Kaštiq''; Spanish: ''Castéc'') is an unincorporated community in the northwestern part of Los Angeles County, California. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 19,015. For statistical purposes the Census Bureau h ...
area are: * The Castaic Peckerwoods (CPW), a peckerwood gang in the general Castaic, California area. Gangs in the
Saugus, California Saugus is a neighborhood in Santa Clarita, California. It was one of four communities (with Valencia, Newhall and Canyon Country) that merged in 1987 to create the city of Santa Clarita. Saugus includes the central and north-central portions ...
and
Canyon Country, California Canyon Country is a neighborhood in the eastern part of the city of Santa Clarita, in northwestern Los Angeles County, California, United States. It lies along the Santa Clara River between the Sierra Pelona Mountains and the San Gabriel Mount ...
area are: * The Bouquet Park Gang (BPG), a peckerwood gang in the
Saugus, California Saugus is a neighborhood in Santa Clarita, California. It was one of four communities (with Valencia, Newhall and Canyon Country) that merged in 1987 to create the city of Santa Clarita. Saugus includes the central and north-central portions ...
area. * The White Power Peckerwoods / White Power (WPPW / WP), a white supremacist peckerwood gang in the Saugus and Canyon Country area. Defunct gangs in the
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and
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area are: * The SCV Peckerwoods / Santa Clarita Valley Peckerwoods (SCVP), a white supremacist peckerwood gang that existed in the Saugus and Canyon Country areas. The gang appeared in the early 80s with members having been around since the 70s. Ethnic rednecks of the area described the gang as "family" rather a gang, and showed a white separatist ideology towards other races. Member Jace Edwards was charged with felony possession of a deadly weapon and posted for bail at $500,000. Jace was on suspicion of related hate crimes from the gang. The gang's last reported existence was in 1994.


Antelope Valley

Gangs in the general Antelope Valley, California area are: * The
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(NLR) * The Antelope Valley Skinheads (AVS), a peckerwood street gang Gangs in the general
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area are: * The Lancaster Metal Minds (LMM), a peckerwood gang in the Lancaster region * The Lancaster Glamour Boys (LGB), a peckerwood gang in the Lancaster region Gangs in the general
Palmdale, California Palmdale is a city in northern Los Angeles County in the U.S. state of California. The city lies in the Antelope Valley region of Southern California. The San Gabriel Mountains separate Palmdale from the Los Angeles Basin to the south. On Aug ...
area are: * The Palmdale Peckerwoods (PPW)


San Fernando Valley

Gangs in the general widespread
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area are: * The
Nazi Lowriders The Nazi Lowriders (or NLR, or The Ride) are a Neo-Nazi, White supremacist organized crime syndicate, and prison and street gang based primarily in metro Los Angeles and several areas around Texas. They also are believed to have spread to oth ...
(NLR), a peckerwood gang in the general
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area. * The Mickey Mouse Club (MMC), a peckerwood gang in the general San Fernando Valley area. Gangs in the
Burbank, California Burbank is a city in the southeastern end of the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Located northwest of downtown Los Angeles, Burbank has a population of 107,337. The city was named after David Burbank, w ...
area: * The Burbank Punk Organization (BPO), a peckerwood-punk gang in the general
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area. The gang was founded in 1979 by Orange County transplants in Burbank, and initially was allies with the FFF gang. Later in mid 80s however the gang's rivalry with FFF became more prominent. Gangs in the
Encino, Los Angeles Encino (Spanish for "oak") is a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California. History In 1769, the Spanish Portolá expedition, first Europeans to see inland areas of California, traveled north through Sepulveda P ...
area: * The Crooks, a peckerwood gang in the general
Encino, Los Angeles Encino (Spanish for "oak") is a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California. History In 1769, the Spanish Portolá expedition, first Europeans to see inland areas of California, traveled north through Sepulveda P ...
area. Gangs in the
Granada Hills, California Granada Hills is a suburban neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles. The community has a sports program and a range of city recreation centers. The neighborhood has fourteen public and ten private schools. His ...
area include: * The San Fernando Valley Peckerwoods / SFV Peckerwoods (SFVP / SVP) peckerwood gang of the Granada Hills region. A central hub of the gang was the 16440 Index St. house in Granada Hills, which was targeted by police in 2016. The gang was known to take orders from the
Aryan Brotherhood The Aryan Brotherhood, also known as the Brand or the AB, is a neo-Nazi prison gang and an organized crime syndicate which is based in the United States and has an estimated 15,000–20,000 members both inside and outside prisons. The Southern P ...
. Gangs in the
Northridge, California Northridge is a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles. The community is home to California State University, Northridge, and the Northridge Fashion Center. Originally named Zelzah by settlers in 1908, the comm ...
are include: * The San Fernando Valley Peckerwoods / SFV Peckerwoods (SFVP / SVP) peckerwood gang of the Northridge region. **The Tupper Street clique of the San Fernando Valley Peckerwoods. Defunct gangs in the general
San Fernando Valley The San Fernando Valley, known locally as the Valley, is an urbanized valley in Los Angeles County, California. Located to the north of the Los Angeles Basin, it contains a large portion of the City of Los Angeles, as well as unincorporated ar ...
area: * The Fight for Freedom gang (FFF / Tre Efes), a
peckerwood ''Peckerwood'' is a term used in the Southern United States for a woodpecker which is also used as an offensive epithet toward white people, especially poor rural whites. Originally an ethnic slur, the term has been embraced by a subculture rela ...
punk gang in the general
San Fernando Valley The San Fernando Valley, known locally as the Valley, is an urbanized valley in Los Angeles County, California. Located to the north of the Los Angeles Basin, it contains a large portion of the City of Los Angeles, as well as unincorporated ar ...
area. * The Fuhrer's Little Mobsters (FLM 818), a gang in the general
San Fernando Valley The San Fernando Valley, known locally as the Valley, is an urbanized valley in Los Angeles County, California. Located to the north of the Los Angeles Basin, it contains a large portion of the City of Los Angeles, as well as unincorporated ar ...
area. Last reported in 2008. Defunct gangs in the Sylmar, California area: * The Sylmar Peckerwood Family, a gang in the
Sylmar Sylmar is a suburban neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley and is the northernmost neighborhood within the City of Los Angeles. Historically known for its profusion of sylvan olive orchards, Sylmar can trace its past to the 18th century and th ...
area. The gang's allies were the Skinhead Dogs (SHD) in the Ventura County area. The gang was last reported in 1996.


Westside Los Angeles area

Defunct gangs in the
Santa Monica, California Santa Monica (; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Santa Mónica'') is a city in Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles County, situated along Santa Monica Bay on California's South Coast (California), South Coast. Santa Monica's 2020 United Sta ...
area include: * The Santa Monica Surfers (SMS), a peckerwood gang in the general
Santa Monica, California Santa Monica (; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Santa Mónica'') is a city in Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles County, situated along Santa Monica Bay on California's South Coast (California), South Coast. Santa Monica's 2020 United Sta ...
area. Gangs in the
Venice, Los Angeles Venice is a neighborhood of the city of Los Angeles within the Westside region of Los Angeles County, California. Venice was founded by Abbot Kinney in 1905 as a seaside resort town. It was an independent city until 1926, when it was annexed by ...
area include: * The Venice Breakwater Locals (VBWL), a
peckerwood ''Peckerwood'' is a term used in the Southern United States for a woodpecker which is also used as an offensive epithet toward white people, especially poor rural whites. Originally an ethnic slur, the term has been embraced by a subculture rela ...
and
Sureños Sureños (; Spanish: ''Southerners'')‍, Southern United Raza, Sur 13 or Sureños X3 are groups of loosely affiliated gangs that pay tribute to the Mexican Mafia while in U.S. state and federal correctional facilities. Many Sureño gangs have ...
skate and surf punk gang affiliated with the Sureños subset
Venice 13 Venice 13 or West Side Venice 13, abbreviated as V13 or VX3, is a Mexican American street gang based in the Oakwood (aka "Ghost Town") neighborhood of Venice, a section of Los Angeles, California. It has a substantial presence in East Venice as we ...
. LA Weekly described the gang as "gangster white-boy skaters, bikers and cholos with pit bulls". The gang evolved from the Zephyr Boys "Dogtown" skating crew of the 70s. Notable members includes Jesse Martinez and formerly
Jay Adams Jay J. Adams (February 3, 1961 – August 15, 2014) was an American skateboarder who, as a teen, was the youngest member of the Zephyr Competition Skateboarding Team (Z-Boys). His spontaneous freestyle skateboarding style, inspired by ocean surf ...
and
Christian Hosoi Christian Rosha Hosoi ( ; born October 5, 1967) is an American professional skateboarder. He is also known by the nicknames "Christ" and "Holmes". Early life Hosoi was born on October 5, 1967 to a father of Japanese descent from Hawaii, and a m ...
. * The Venice Suicidals, a
Sureños Sureños (; Spanish: ''Southerners'')‍, Southern United Raza, Sur 13 or Sureños X3 are groups of loosely affiliated gangs that pay tribute to the Mexican Mafia while in U.S. state and federal correctional facilities. Many Sureño gangs have ...
, and
peckerwood ''Peckerwood'' is a term used in the Southern United States for a woodpecker which is also used as an offensive epithet toward white people, especially poor rural whites. Originally an ethnic slur, the term has been embraced by a subculture rela ...
punk gang affiliated with
Venice 13 Venice 13 or West Side Venice 13, abbreviated as V13 or VX3, is a Mexican American street gang based in the Oakwood (aka "Ghost Town") neighborhood of Venice, a section of Los Angeles, California. It has a substantial presence in East Venice as we ...
. The gang's founding was based on devotion to the punk band
Suicidal Tendencies Suicidal Tendencies is an American crossover thrash band formed in 1980 in Venice in Los Angeles, California by vocalist Mike Muir. Muir is the only remaining original member of the band. Along with D.R.I., Corrosion of Conformity, and Stormtr ...
. * The Venice Hoodlums / Venice Whiteboys / White Warriors, a
peckerwood ''Peckerwood'' is a term used in the Southern United States for a woodpecker which is also used as an offensive epithet toward white people, especially poor rural whites. Originally an ethnic slur, the term has been embraced by a subculture rela ...
skate and surf punk gang affiliated with the
Sureños Sureños (; Spanish: ''Southerners'')‍, Southern United Raza, Sur 13 or Sureños X3 are groups of loosely affiliated gangs that pay tribute to the Mexican Mafia while in U.S. state and federal correctional facilities. Many Sureño gangs have ...
subset
Venice 13 Venice 13 or West Side Venice 13, abbreviated as V13 or VX3, is a Mexican American street gang based in the Oakwood (aka "Ghost Town") neighborhood of Venice, a section of Los Angeles, California. It has a substantial presence in East Venice as we ...
. Now defunct gangs in the area include: * The Beowulf gang, a thrasher peckerwood skate punk gang affiliated with the
Sureños Sureños (; Spanish: ''Southerners'')‍, Southern United Raza, Sur 13 or Sureños X3 are groups of loosely affiliated gangs that pay tribute to the Mexican Mafia while in U.S. state and federal correctional facilities. Many Sureño gangs have ...
subset
Venice 13 Venice 13 or West Side Venice 13, abbreviated as V13 or VX3, is a Mexican American street gang based in the Oakwood (aka "Ghost Town") neighborhood of Venice, a section of Los Angeles, California. It has a substantial presence in East Venice as we ...
.


Central Los Angeles area

Gangs in the
Hollywood, California Hollywood is a neighborhood in the central region of Los Angeles, California. Its name has come to be a shorthand reference for the U.S. film industry and the people associated with it. Many notable film studios, such as Columbia Pictures, ...
area include: * The Westside Los Angeles Death Squad / Westside L.A.D.S (WS LADS), a mostly inactive but existing
Sureños Sureños (; Spanish: ''Southerners'')‍, Southern United Raza, Sur 13 or Sureños X3 are groups of loosely affiliated gangs that pay tribute to the Mexican Mafia while in U.S. state and federal correctional facilities. Many Sureño gangs have ...
and
peckerwood ''Peckerwood'' is a term used in the Southern United States for a woodpecker which is also used as an offensive epithet toward white people, especially poor rural whites. Originally an ethnic slur, the term has been embraced by a subculture rela ...
punk gang. West Side KAOS 13/K13 Inactive but Existing
Sureños Sureños (; Spanish: ''Southerners'')‍, Southern United Raza, Sur 13 or Sureños X3 are groups of loosely affiliated gangs that pay tribute to the Mexican Mafia while in U.S. state and federal correctional facilities. Many Sureño gangs have ...
and
peckerwood ''Peckerwood'' is a term used in the Southern United States for a woodpecker which is also used as an offensive epithet toward white people, especially poor rural whites. Originally an ethnic slur, the term has been embraced by a subculture rela ...
punk gang Defunct gangs in the
Hollywood, California Hollywood is a neighborhood in the central region of Los Angeles, California. Its name has come to be a shorthand reference for the U.S. film industry and the people associated with it. Many notable film studios, such as Columbia Pictures, ...
area include: * The Hollywood Stoners 13, a peckerwood/white
Sureños Sureños (; Spanish: ''Southerners'')‍, Southern United Raza, Sur 13 or Sureños X3 are groups of loosely affiliated gangs that pay tribute to the Mexican Mafia while in U.S. state and federal correctional facilities. Many Sureño gangs have ...
gang * The Hillside Stoners 13, a peckerwood thrasher gang


South Bay area


= Gangs in the general

Hermosa Beach, California Hermosa Beach (''Hermosa'', Spanish language, Spanish for "Beautiful") is a beachfront city in Los Angeles County in the U.S. state of California, United States. Its population was 19,728 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 U.S. Census. The c ...
area

= * The South Bay Skinheads / South Bay Skins / South Bay Skates (SBS), a peckerwood gang in the general
Hermosa Beach Hermosa Beach (''Hermosa'', Spanish for "Beautiful") is a beachfront city in Los Angeles County in the U.S. state of California, United States. Its population was 19,728 at the 2020 U.S. Census. The city is located in the South Bay region of th ...
, Redondo Beach, Torrance, Lomita, Palos verdes, Rolling hills, Lawndale, Manhattan Beach, and El Segundo area. * The Hermosa Beach Locals also known as The Hbl's a surfer punk skate crew that has controlled the strand and breakwater since the early 1980s, predominantly white but have been known to have Latinos as well.


= Gangs in the general

Redondo Beach, California Redondo Beach (Spanish for ''round'') is a coastal city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, located in the South Bay region of the Greater Los Angeles area. It is one of three adjacent beach cities along the southern portion of Sa ...
area

= * The Beryl Street Locals (BSL) gang, a peckerwood gang in Redondo Beach, Hermosa Beach, Associated with surenos and North Side Redondo 13. Mixture of white and Latino. The gang is affiliated with the Nazi Lowriders and PEN1 Public Enemy Number 1, Some members joined 1% biker clubs in the late 2000's * The Drunks on Skates (DOS) gang, a peckerwood skate punk gang in Redondo Beach, Hermosa Beach and Manhattan Beach. A few members passed away but most of the members live a life of recovery after serving prison sentences. * Circle One a peckerwood punk skate gang in the early 1980s very dominant up until the 1990s. Eventually members graduated to larger gangs like the North Side Redondo 13 a sureno gang based in Redondo Beach, CA. * Baby Blue Wrecking Crew (BBWC) a branch of skin heads that came out of prison to start a chapter of the aryan brotherhood “AB” in the late 1970s till the early 1990s in Torrance and Redondo Beach, CA during South Bay's punk scene. A lot of members fell back into prison and the new recruits either fell into heavy drug abuse or ranked out due to not being about that lifestyle. starting inleading off * South Bay Peckerwood Gangsters (SBPG) a new branch of surf punk skate gang formed in the late 2000's


= Gangs in the general

Carson, California Carson is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, in the South Bay region of Los Angeles, located south of downtown Los Angeles and approximately away from Los Angeles International Airport. Incorporated on February 20, 1968, ...
area

= * The Bounty Hunters, a peckerwood gang in the general
Carson, California Carson is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, in the South Bay region of Los Angeles, located south of downtown Los Angeles and approximately away from Los Angeles International Airport. Incorporated on February 20, 1968, ...
area.


Harbor Region


= Gangs in the

Lakewood, California Lakewood is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 80,048 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. It is bordered by Long Beach on the west and south, Bellflower, California, Bellflower on the north, C ...
area include

= * The Long Beach Hardcore / Long Beach Hard Corps. / LB Hard Corps. (LBHC) peckerwood punk gang in the
Lakewood, California Lakewood is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 80,048 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. It is bordered by Long Beach on the west and south, Bellflower, California, Bellflower on the north, C ...
. Gangs in the general
Long Beach Long Beach is a city in Los Angeles County, California. It is the 42nd-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 466,742 as of 2020. A charter city, Long Beach is the seventh-most populous city in California. Incorporate ...
area include: * The
Nazi Lowriders The Nazi Lowriders (or NLR, or The Ride) are a Neo-Nazi, White supremacist organized crime syndicate, and prison and street gang based primarily in metro Los Angeles and several areas around Texas. They also are believed to have spread to oth ...
(NLR / NLR 562) chapter of the Long Beach area. * The Public Enemy No. 1 (PEN1 / PENI / PEN1 562) gang in the Long Beach area. The PEN1 gang on the Southside of Long Beach is the original PEN1 gang before its spread to the Orange County area. Notable members include the band
Long Beach Dub Allstars The Long Beach Dub Allstars are an American dub/ska/rock band formed in 1997 and disbanded in 2002, but reformed 10 years later. History Initial career (1997–2001) Eric Wilson and Bud Gaugh met in childhood (in 1979) and later started their ...
, and former affiliates include Sublime. * The Vicious Circle / Long Beach VC / The Cult (VC / VC 562), is a peckerwood punk gang in the Long Beach area, where it originated. * The Brayton Street Locs, is a peckerwood gang in the North Long Beach area. * The East Side Stoners (ESS), a peckerwood stoner gang located in the general Long Beach area. * The Maine Street Locos (MSL), a peckerwood punk gang located in the heart of the Maine Avenue street in the South Wrigley neighborhood. * The Midtown Stoners (MTS), a peckerwood stoner gang located in the general Long Beach area. * The North Town Stoners (NTS), a peckerwood gang in the
North Long Beach North Long Beach (also referred to as North Town or Northside) is a predominantly working-class area of Long Beach, California. The neighborhood is bounded to the west, north and east by the Long Beach city limits (the Rancho Dominguez unincorpor ...
neighborhood. * The West Side Stoners (WSS), a peckerwood and sureño gang formerly in the West Long Beach neighborhood. The gang was absorbed into the sureño neighborhood Westside Longos 13 neighborhood. ** The 29th Street clique of the West Side Stoners. ** The Dog Town clique of the West Side Stoners. ** The 5th Street clique of the West Side Stoners.


= Defunct gangs in the general

Long Beach, California Long Beach is a city in Los Angeles County, California. It is the 42nd-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 466,742 as of 2020. A charter city, Long Beach is the seventh-most populous city in California. Incorporate ...
area include

= * The Long Beach Posse (LBP), a peckerwood surf and skate gang in the general Long Beach area. The gang was affiliated with the PEN1 gang of Long Beach. Notable members include the band Sublime. * The Long Beach Suicidal Punks (LBSP), a sureño and peckerwood gang. The gang continues to exist, although as the Asian/Tongan Crip subset known as Suicidal Town / Suicidal Town Crips - which is now part of the S.E.A. Alliance (Suicidal-Exotic-Asians). The gang is located in the heart of 12th and Lewis in Long Beach.


= Defunct gangs in the

Lakewood, California Lakewood is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 80,048 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. It is bordered by Long Beach on the west and south, Bellflower, California, Bellflower on the north, C ...
and
Long Beach, California Long Beach is a city in Los Angeles County, California. It is the 42nd-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 466,742 as of 2020. A charter city, Long Beach is the seventh-most populous city in California. Incorporate ...
areas included

= The Southside Los Angeles Death Squad / Southside L.A.D.S. (SS LADS) sureño and
peckerwood ''Peckerwood'' is a term used in the Southern United States for a woodpecker which is also used as an offensive epithet toward white people, especially poor rural whites. Originally an ethnic slur, the term has been embraced by a subculture rela ...
punk gang that was in the Lakewood, Long Beach, and Orange County areas. The gang's Hispanic members were mostly absorbed in the Eastside Lakewood 13 (E/S LKWD X3 / E/S LKWDX3 LADS) gang. The gang's peckerwood members joined the Public Enemy No. 1 gang in the regions. Those members would then represent the name Peni Death Squad in addition to the Public Enemy No. 1 gang. The gang was rivals of the Suicidals gang.


= Gateway Cities

= Gangs in the
La Mirada, California La Mirada (Spanish for "The Look") is a city in southeast Los Angeles County, California United States, and is one of the Gateway Cities. The population was 48,527 at the 2010 census, up from 46,783 at the 2000 census. The La Mirada Theatre for ...
area include: * The La Mirada Punks (LMP), a
peckerwood ''Peckerwood'' is a term used in the Southern United States for a woodpecker which is also used as an offensive epithet toward white people, especially poor rural whites. Originally an ethnic slur, the term has been embraced by a subculture rela ...
punk gang from
La Mirada, California La Mirada (Spanish for "The Look") is a city in southeast Los Angeles County, California United States, and is one of the Gateway Cities. The population was 48,527 at the 2010 census, up from 46,783 at the 2000 census. The La Mirada Theatre for ...
. The gang is known to take orders from the
Nazi Lowriders The Nazi Lowriders (or NLR, or The Ride) are a Neo-Nazi, White supremacist organized crime syndicate, and prison and street gang based primarily in metro Los Angeles and several areas around Texas. They also are believed to have spread to oth ...
. * The La Mirada Hesh (LMH) gang, a sureño and
peckerwood ''Peckerwood'' is a term used in the Southern United States for a woodpecker which is also used as an offensive epithet toward white people, especially poor rural whites. Originally an ethnic slur, the term has been embraced by a subculture rela ...
punk gang from
La Mirada, California La Mirada (Spanish for "The Look") is a city in southeast Los Angeles County, California United States, and is one of the Gateway Cities. The population was 48,527 at the 2010 census, up from 46,783 at the 2000 census. The La Mirada Theatre for ...
. Gangs in the
Norwalk, California Norwalk is a city in Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 105,549 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census and an estimated 103,949 in 2019. It is the 58th most densely-populated ...
area include: * The Norwalk Skins (NWS) * The La Mirada Punks (LMP / LA MIRADA PUNKᛋ) chapter in the
Norwalk, California Norwalk is a city in Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 105,549 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census and an estimated 103,949 in 2019. It is the 58th most densely-populated ...
area. The gang originated in La Mirada, California. In 2005, the gang was part of the Southern California Skinhead Alliance led by the Public Enemy No. 1 gang and the Nazi Lowriders. Gangs in the
Whittier, California Whittier () is a city in Southern California in Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles County, part of the Gateway Cities. The city had 87,306 residents as of the 2020 United States census, an increase of 1,975 from the 2010 United States ...
area include: * The Kactus Boys / Kactus Bunch (KB), a peckerwood punk gang in the Whittier area Defunct gangs in the
Bell Gardens, California Bell Gardens is a city in the U.S. state of California in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. Located in Los Angeles County, the city's population was 42,072 at the 2010 census, down from 44,054 at the 2000 census. Bell Gardens is part of the ...
area include: * The Bell Gardens White Boys, a peckerwood gang in the region Defunct gangs in the
Whittier, California Whittier () is a city in Southern California in Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles County, part of the Gateway Cities. The city had 87,306 residents as of the 2020 United States census, an increase of 1,975 from the 2010 United States ...
area include: * The Pagans (PGS), a peckerwood gang formerly in the Whittier area. AKA Whittier Pagan Clan (WPC).


Orange County (Southern California)

Gangs in the widespread
Orange County, California Orange County is located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area in Southern California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,186,989, making it the third-most-populous county in California, the sixth-most-populous in the United States, a ...
area are:


North County

Gangs in the
La Habra, California La Habra (archaic spelling of ''La Abra'', ) is a city in the northwestern corner of Orange County, California, United States. In the 2010 census, the city had a population of 60,239. A related city, La Habra Heights, is located to the north o ...
area are: * The La Mirada Punks (LMP / LA MIRADA PUNKᛋ) chapter in the
La Habra, California La Habra (archaic spelling of ''La Abra'', ) is a city in the northwestern corner of Orange County, California, United States. In the 2010 census, the city had a population of 60,239. A related city, La Habra Heights, is located to the north o ...
area. The gang originated in La Mirada, California. In 2005, the gang was part of the Southern California Skinhead Alliance led by the Public Enemy No. 1 gang and the Nazi Lowriders. Gangs in the
Buena Park, California Buena Park (''Buena'', Spanish for "Good") is a city in Orange County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census its population was 84,034. It is the location of several tourist attractions, namely Knott's Berry Farm. It is about 12 mi ...
area are: * The Insane White Boys (IWB), a peckerwood gang in Buena Park. In 1993, the gang was incepted in Orange County and came into prominence being recruited by the Nazi Lowriders. In 2005, the gang was part of the Southern California Skinhead Alliance led by the Public Enemy No. 1 gang and the Nazi Lowriders. Gangs in the general
Placentia, California Placentia () is a city in northern Orange County, California. The population was 51,233 during the 2020 census, up from 46,488 in the 2000 census. This includes the community of Atwood, which is included in the city of Placentia, and is loca ...
area are: * The Vicious Circle (VC) peckerwood punk gang. In 2005, the gang was part of the Southern California Skinhead Alliance led by the Public Enemy No. 1 gang and the Nazi Lowriders. The gang is based out of
Placentia, California Placentia () is a city in northern Orange County, California. The population was 51,233 during the 2020 census, up from 46,488 in the 2000 census. This includes the community of Atwood, which is included in the city of Placentia, and is loca ...
. * The P-Town Ballers (PTB), a peckerwood punk gang. Notable members include the band
Kottonmouth Kings The Kottonmouth Kings is an American hip hop group formed in Placentia, California in 1996 by D-Loc and Saint Dog. The group advocates for legalizing cannabis, and their lyrics frequently refer to smoking marijuana. The group plays hip hop, p ...
, whose members also formed
Kingspade Kingspade was an rap duo Johnny Richter (Tim McNutt) and D-Loc (Dustin Gary Miller) of Kottonmouth Kings. History Kingspade Kingspade debuted with the track "The Adventures of This" on the ''Subnoize Rats Compilation'' in 2003. One year l ...
. The gang has other underground members including Whiteboy Rob. Gangs in the general
Anaheim, California Anaheim ( ) is a city in northern Orange County, California, part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States Census, the city had a population of 346,824, making it the most populous city in Orange County, the 10th-most p ...
area are: * The Public Enemy No. 1 (PEN1) active in the Anaheim area. Gangs in the general
Orange, California Orange is a city located in North Orange County, California. It is approximately north of the county seat, Santa Ana, California, Santa Ana. Orange is unusual in this region because many of the homes in its Old Town District were built before ...
area are: * The
Aryan Brotherhood The Aryan Brotherhood, also known as the Brand or the AB, is a neo-Nazi prison gang and an organized crime syndicate which is based in the United States and has an estimated 15,000–20,000 members both inside and outside prisons. The Southern P ...
(AB ) within the Orange-based Theo Lacy Facility as well as outside of prison. The gang is allied with the Nazi Lowriders, although had a rivalry with them in 2008. * The
Nazi Lowriders The Nazi Lowriders (or NLR, or The Ride) are a Neo-Nazi, White supremacist organized crime syndicate, and prison and street gang based primarily in metro Los Angeles and several areas around Texas. They also are believed to have spread to oth ...
(NLR) within the Orange-based Theo Lacy Facility as well as outside of prison. The gang is allied with the Aryan Brotherhood in the prison system.


Central County

Gangs in the general
Garden Grove, California Garden Grove is a city in northern Orange County, California, United States, located just southwest of Disneyland (located in Anaheim, CA). The population was 171,949 at the 2020 census. State Route 22, also known as the Garden Grove Freeway, ...
area are: * The Public Enemy No. 1 (PEN1) active in the Garden Grove area. Gangs in the general
Huntington Beach, California Huntington Beach is a seaside city in Orange County, California, Orange County in Southern California, located southeast of Downtown Los Angeles. The city is named after American businessman Henry E. Huntington. The population was 198,711 duri ...
area are: * The Huntington Beach Skinheads / HB Skinheads (HB's / H.B.'s), a neo-
white supremacist White supremacy or white supremacism is the belief that white people are superior to those of other Race (human classification), races and thus should dominate them. The belief favors the maintenance and defense of any Power (social and polit ...
peckerwood gang in the region. * The
Nazi Lowriders The Nazi Lowriders (or NLR, or The Ride) are a Neo-Nazi, White supremacist organized crime syndicate, and prison and street gang based primarily in metro Los Angeles and several areas around Texas. They also are believed to have spread to oth ...
(NLR) * The Public Enemy No. 1 (PEN1 / PENI) / PENI Death Squad (PDS) of the
Huntington Beach, California Huntington Beach is a seaside city in Orange County, California, Orange County in Southern California, located southeast of Downtown Los Angeles. The city is named after American businessman Henry E. Huntington. The population was 198,711 duri ...
area. The gang is a known leader of the alliance with the Nazi Lowriders. * The
Friends Stand United Friends Stand United (FSU) is an American anti-fascist, anti-racist, and anti-drug group. It was founded in the late 1980s by Elgin James in Boston, Massachusetts, evolving out of the hardcore punk scene and in particular the straight edge sub ...
/ Fuck Shit Ups (FSU) peckerwood
straight edge Straight edge (sometimes abbreviated sXe or signified by XXX or X) is a subculture of hardcore punk whose adherents refrain from using alcohol, tobacco, and other recreational drugs, in reaction to the excesses of punk subculture. For some, thi ...
gang. The gang was established by members of the Public Enemy No. 1 gang, often ex-drug addicts. The gang has been noted for its drug trafficking in contrast to this. Gangs in the general
Costa Mesa, California Costa Mesa (; Spanish for "Table Coast") is a city in Orange County, California. Since its incorporation in 1953, the city has grown from a semi-rural farming community of 16,840 to an urban area including part of the South Coast Plaza–John Wa ...
area are: * The
Nazi Lowriders The Nazi Lowriders (or NLR, or The Ride) are a Neo-Nazi, White supremacist organized crime syndicate, and prison and street gang based primarily in metro Los Angeles and several areas around Texas. They also are believed to have spread to oth ...
(NLR 949), the original chapter of the neo-
white supremacist White supremacy or white supremacism is the belief that white people are superior to those of other Race (human classification), races and thus should dominate them. The belief favors the maintenance and defense of any Power (social and polit ...
peckerwood street gang in the Costa Mesa area. The gang was formed in 1978 where it began as an outlaw car club, and street gang. * The Public Enemy No. 1 (PEN1 949) active in the Costa Mesa area. * The West Coast Costa Mesa Skinheads, a neo-
white supremacist White supremacy or white supremacism is the belief that white people are superior to those of other Race (human classification), races and thus should dominate them. The belief favors the maintenance and defense of any Power (social and polit ...
peckerwood gang in the
Costa Mesa, California Costa Mesa (; Spanish for "Table Coast") is a city in Orange County, California. Since its incorporation in 1953, the city has grown from a semi-rural farming community of 16,840 to an urban area including part of the South Coast Plaza–John Wa ...
area. * The Independent Skins (ISH / IᛋH ), a neo-
white supremacist White supremacy or white supremacism is the belief that white people are superior to those of other Race (human classification), races and thus should dominate them. The belief favors the maintenance and defense of any Power (social and polit ...
peckerwood gang in Costa Mesa. In 2005, the gang was part of the Southern California Skinhead Alliance led by the Public Enemy No. 1 gang and the Nazi Lowriders. The gang wears local skater streetwear brand
Independent Truck Company Independent Truck Company is a skateboard truck manufacturer based in Santa Cruz, California. Established in 1978, the company is owned by NHS, Inc. and sponsors an extensive list of team riders. History The company was co-founded by Richard Nov ...
as a gang identifier. Gangs in the general
Santa Ana, California Santa Ana () is the second most populous city and the county seat of Orange County, California. Located in the Greater Los Angeles region of Southern California, the city's population was 310,227 at the 2020 census, making Santa Ana the List of ...
area are: * The
Aryan Brotherhood The Aryan Brotherhood, also known as the Brand or the AB, is a neo-Nazi prison gang and an organized crime syndicate which is based in the United States and has an estimated 15,000–20,000 members both inside and outside prisons. The Southern P ...
(AB ) neo-
white supremacist White supremacy or white supremacism is the belief that white people are superior to those of other Race (human classification), races and thus should dominate them. The belief favors the maintenance and defense of any Power (social and polit ...
prison gang within the Santa Ana Orange County Men's Central Jail as well as outside of prison. The gang is allied with the Nazi Lowriders, although had a rivalry with them in 2008. Wayne "Bullet" Marshall, whom was a reputed shot-caller for most Orange County peckerwood gang activity was a member of this segment of the Aryan Brotherhood. * The
Nazi Lowriders The Nazi Lowriders (or NLR, or The Ride) are a Neo-Nazi, White supremacist organized crime syndicate, and prison and street gang based primarily in metro Los Angeles and several areas around Texas. They also are believed to have spread to oth ...
(NLR) neo-
white supremacist White supremacy or white supremacism is the belief that white people are superior to those of other Race (human classification), races and thus should dominate them. The belief favors the maintenance and defense of any Power (social and polit ...
prison gang within the Santa Ana Orange County Men's Central Jail as well as outside of prison. The gang is allied with the Aryan Brotherhood in the prison system.


South County

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Dana Point, California Dana Point () is a city located in southern Orange County, California, United States. The population was 33,107 at the 2020 census. It has one of the few harbors along the Orange County coast, and with ready access via State Route 1, it is a po ...
area are: * The Orange County Skinheads / Orange County Skins / O.C. Skins (OC / OCS), a
white supremacist White supremacy or white supremacism is the belief that white people are superior to those of other Race (human classification), races and thus should dominate them. The belief favors the maintenance and defense of any Power (social and polit ...
peckerwood gang in the
Dana Point, California Dana Point () is a city located in southern Orange County, California, United States. The population was 33,107 at the 2020 census. It has one of the few harbors along the Orange County coast, and with ready access via State Route 1, it is a po ...
region. In 2005, the gang was part of the Southern California Skinhead Alliance led by the Public Enemy No. 1 gang and the Nazi Lowriders. * The Dana Point Lords / Lords of South County, a white-boy gang from the South County region. Notable members include Ian McCall. Gangs in the general
San Clemente, California San Clemente (; Spanish for " St. Clement") is a city in Orange County, California. Located in the Orange Coast region of the South Coast of California, San Clemente's population was 64,293 in at the 2020 census. Situated roughly midway betwee ...
area are: * The Public Enemy No. 1 (PEN1 949) of the San Clemente area. * The
Nazi Lowriders The Nazi Lowriders (or NLR, or The Ride) are a Neo-Nazi, White supremacist organized crime syndicate, and prison and street gang based primarily in metro Los Angeles and several areas around Texas. They also are believed to have spread to oth ...
(NLR 949) of the San Clemente area. * The SC Boys, a peckerwood gang in the San Clemente area. The gang has existed since 2009, but was officially recognized as a "street gang" in 2013 when a gang injunction took place in San Clemente. The gang is non-territorial.


San Bernardino County (Southern California)


San Gabriel Valley

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West Covina, California West Covina is a suburban city in Los Angeles County, California Los Angeles County, officially the County of Los Angeles, and sometimes abbreviated as L.A. County, is the List of the most populous counties in the United States, most popul ...
area include: * The Connelly Boys (CBS), a peckerwood gang in the West Covina area


Victor Valley

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Apple Valley, California Apple Valley is an incorporated town in the Victor Valley of San Bernardino County, in the U.S. state of California. It was incorporated on November 14, 1988, and is one of the 22 incorporated municipalities in California that use "town" in thei ...
area include: * The High Desert Peckerwoods (HDPW), a peckerwood gang located in the Apple Valley area of the High Desert region.


Inland Empire

It is well noted that the Inland Empire Peckerwoods and
Aryan Brotherhood The Aryan Brotherhood, also known as the Brand or the AB, is a neo-Nazi prison gang and an organized crime syndicate which is based in the United States and has an estimated 15,000–20,000 members both inside and outside prisons. The Southern P ...
has a strong alliance with the Inland Empire Surenos gangs. Initially brokered with the California
Mexican Mafia The Mexican Mafia (Spanish: ''Mafia Mexicana''), also known as ''La eMe'' (Spanish for "the M"), is a Mexican American criminal organization in the United States. Despite its name, the Mexican Mafia did not originate in Mexico, and is entirely ...
and
Aryan Brotherhood The Aryan Brotherhood, also known as the Brand or the AB, is a neo-Nazi prison gang and an organized crime syndicate which is based in the United States and has an estimated 15,000–20,000 members both inside and outside prisons. The Southern P ...
. Strengthening their street ties and their prison gangs with their prison agendas. The OVS Black Angel's sureno gang is much involved with direct influence with the I.E. peckerwoods. Gangs in the
Alta Loma, California Alta Loma (Spanish for "Tall Hill") is one of three unincorporated areas that became part of the city of Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States in 1977. The community is located at in the foothills of the south face of the San Gabriel Moun ...
area include: * The Alta Loma Hardcore's (ALHC) of Alta Loma/ Rancho Cucamonga, Ca. a WhiteBoy surf, ski, and skatepunk crew- mid to late 1980's. First known as The Brotherhood, a hardcore punk clique originally formed by eventual founder of "Ski Punx" (SPX clothing)- who was born in the Burbank/ SF Valley Area and was influenced by early BPO and FFF Punk Rock gang culture. Then moved to Wrightwood, Ca. eventually settling in the Alta Loma/ Upland area where other Punk Rock "PW" gangs and crews operated; including (MRY) Mr. Rogers Youth/ Master Race Youth, The Alison Brothers(not an official gang), North SS(ALHC affiliated) and WAR aka White Aryan Resistance with ties to the Hardcore band "Peckerwood". The territory of all these local punk crews were located generally north of Baseline to the base of the foothills and adjacent "Badlands" of Mt. Baldy and further up to the Mt. Baldy Ski area. (Currently defunct). Gangs in the
Ontario, California Ontario is a city in southwestern San Bernardino County in the U.S. state of California, east of downtown Los Angeles and west of downtown San Bernardino, the county seat. Located in the western part of the Inland Empire metropolitan area, ...
area include: * The Nazi Lowriders (NLR 909) of Ontario. Gangs in the
Fontana, California Fontana is a city in San Bernardino County, California. Founded by Azariel Blanchard Miller in 1913, it remained essentially rural until World War II, when entrepreneur Henry J. Kaiser built a large steel mill in the area. It is now a regional h ...
area include: * The Cypress Street Kings / Peckerwoods Fontana Boys (CSK / PWFB), a
peckerwood ''Peckerwood'' is a term used in the Southern United States for a woodpecker which is also used as an offensive epithet toward white people, especially poor rural whites. Originally an ethnic slur, the term has been embraced by a subculture rela ...
gang affiliated with the Hispanic Crazy Ass Kings which is cliqued with the
Sureños Sureños (; Spanish: ''Southerners'')‍, Southern United Raza, Sur 13 or Sureños X3 are groups of loosely affiliated gangs that pay tribute to the Mexican Mafia while in U.S. state and federal correctional facilities. Many Sureño gangs have ...
subset Eastside Fontana 13. Gangs in the Cajon/ University District neighborhood include: * The Inland Empire Peckerwoods (IEPW 909), a peckerwood gang located in the heart of the Cajon neighborhood.
The gang is known for having a traditional gang turf; this territory is located from


Riverside County (Southern California)


Inland Empire Skinheads

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Riverside, California Riverside is a city in and the county seat of Riverside County, California, United States, in the Inland Empire metropolitan area. It is named for its location beside the Santa Ana River. It is the most populous city in the Inland Empire an ...
area include: * "I.E. Skins / "DWB" "Dirty White Boys"/ Founded by Raymond Williams, //Allied with Hells Angels MC BERDOO, Outlaw Hammerskins, Hoosier State Skinheads. * The Inland Empire Peckerwoods / Riverside Inland Empire Peckerwoods (IEPW 951), a peckerwood gang and faction of IEPW in the Riverside region. * The Connelly Boys (CBS) Gangs in the
Lake Elsinore, California Lake Elsinore is a city in western Riverside County, California, United States. Established as a city in 1888, it is on the shore of Lake Elsinore, a natural freshwater lake about in size. The city has grown from a small resort town in the l ...
area include: * The
Nazi Lowriders The Nazi Lowriders (or NLR, or The Ride) are a Neo-Nazi, White supremacist organized crime syndicate, and prison and street gang based primarily in metro Los Angeles and several areas around Texas. They also are believed to have spread to oth ...
(NLR 951) of Lake Elsinore.


San Diego County (Southern California)


City of San Diego

Gangs in the city of
San Diego, California San Diego ( , ; ) is a city on the Pacific Ocean coast of Southern California located immediately adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a 2020 population of 1,386,932, it is the eighth most populous city in the United States ...
include *Dago Wood *San Diego Skinheads (SDSH), a peckerwood gang in the West San Diego area. *Dago Mob, affiliates of the Hells Angels San Diego chapter. *Pacific Beach Vurmin (PBV), a peckerwood gang in
Pacific Beach, San Diego Pacific Beach is a neighborhood in San Diego, bounded by La Jolla to the north, Mission Beach and Mission Bay to the south, Interstate 5 to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. While formerly largely populated by young people, surfers ...
. *Loww Lifes *Stoners Reeking Havoc (SRH / SRH♠ / SxRxH), a peckerwood surf and skate punk crew with mostly older veteran members. The crew was based out of
Mission Beach, San Diego Mission Beach is a community built on a sandbar between the Pacific Ocean and Mission Bay. It is part of the city of San Diego, California. Mission Beach spans nearly two miles of ocean front. It is bounded by the San Diego River estuary on the s ...
and started in the 80s when its members were preteens. The crew was later readapted into a lifestyle clothing brand Supporting Radical Habits (SRH) by Kevin Zinger, founder and owner of
Suburban Noize Records Suburban Noize Records, also known as "Subnoize", is an independent record label based in Burbank, California that specializes in punk rock and hip hop music. The label was founded in 1997 by the Kottonmouth Kings' vocalist Daddy X and Kevin Zi ...
label. The name was introduced in the form of
Kottonmouth Kings The Kottonmouth Kings is an American hip hop group formed in Placentia, California in 1996 by D-Loc and Saint Dog. The group advocates for legalizing cannabis, and their lyrics frequently refer to smoking marijuana. The group plays hip hop, p ...
EP Stoners Reeking Havoc EP as well. *Dead Forty Krew (DFK), a group of active woods based in Oceanside with members spreading throughout the county. They are white convicts, punk rockers and skinheads. This gang has been gaining membership and status in recent years. Defunct gangs in the city of San Diego are *Death Wish Kids (City of La Mesa and the San Carlos neighborhood in San Diego) *Dago Wrecking Crew *Bomber Boys *San Diego Boot Boys (SDBB) *Southside Skinheads *Clairemont Mesa Rats *Ocean Beach Hammerskins *Ocean Beach Rats (OB Rats) *Ocean Beach Terrorists *Mission Beach Zodiacs *Tuna Boys (Tunaville Soldiers)


South Bay

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Imperial Beach, California Imperial Beach is a residential beach city in San Diego County, California, with a population of 26,324 at the 2010 census. The city is the southernmost city in California and the West Coast of the United States. It is in the South Bay area ...
area include: *Imperial Beach Peckerwoods (IBPW) Gangs in the
Chula Vista, California Chula Vista (; ) is the second-largest city in the San Diego metropolitan area, the Largest cities in Southern California, seventh largest city in Southern California, the List of largest California cities by population, fifteenth largest city ...
area include: *Chula Vista 700 Blocc (700 Blocks west of Broadway in west Chula Vista) Defunct gangs in South Bay San Diego include: *Chula Vista Bomber Boys *Chula Vista Tankers *Chula Vista Locals *1st Avenue Punx (Chula Vista) *End Of Palm Locals (San Diego - Otay Mesa neighborhood) *Street People (Chula Vista) *Dago Mob (Chula Vista and Imperial Beach) *Bonita Skins (Bonita and east Chula Vista) *24th Street Stoners (National City)


East County

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East County, San Diego East County is a region of San Diego County, California, east of San Diego. Geography East County does not have an official geographic definition, although East County boundaries are unofficially drawn by the County of San Diego for its second d ...
area include: *East County Peckerwoods *East County Boys (ECB), a peckerwood gang in the
Santee, California Santee is a suburban city in San Diego County, California, with a population of 60,075 at the 2020 census. Although it is a part of the East County region, Santee is located just from the Pacific Ocean. The city is connected to the coastline ...
,
El Cajon, California El Cajon ( , ; Spanish: El Cajón, meaning "the box") is a city in San Diego County, California, United States, east of downtown San Diego. The city takes its name from Rancho El Cajón, which was in turn named for the box-like shape of the va ...
, and
Alpine, California Alpine is a census-designated place (CDP) in the Cuyamaca Mountains of San Diego County, California. Alpine had a population of 14,696 at the 2020 census, up from 14,236 at the 2010 census. The town is largely surrounded by the Cleveland Nation ...
area. The gang was started in 1995. Gangs in the Spring Valley, California area include: *Spring Valley Peckerwoods (SVPW), a peckerwood gang in the Spring Valley area of San Diego County. Notable affiliates include Jeremy "Twitch" Stenberg of Metal Mulisha. Gangs in the
El Cajon, California El Cajon ( , ; Spanish: El Cajón, meaning "the box") is a city in San Diego County, California, United States, east of downtown San Diego. The city takes its name from Rancho El Cajón, which was in turn named for the box-like shape of the va ...
area include: *El Cajon Peckerwoods (ECPW) *East County Boys (ECB) Gangs in the La Mesa, California area include: *La Mesa Clicks (LMC) *The Chosen Few (TCF) Gangs in the general
Lakeside, California Lakeside is a census designated place (CDP) in San Diego County, California. The population was 20,648 at the 2010 census, up from 19,560 as of the 2000 census. History Lakeside was home to the Kumeyaay prior to European contact, who cal ...
area include: *Lakeside Gangsters (LSG) Gangs in the
Santee, California Santee is a suburban city in San Diego County, California, with a population of 60,075 at the 2020 census. Although it is a part of the East County region, Santee is located just from the Pacific Ocean. The city is connected to the coastline ...
area include: *Santee Peckerwoods (SPW) *East County Boys (ECB)


North County

*North County Skinheads (NCSH) *North County Firm *Supreme Power Skinheads (SPS) *Poway Skinheads *Fallbrook Hammerskins


Connecticut

* The Branded Peckerwood Family, a peckerwood prison gang in the state of Connecticut * The Doc Marten Skinheads (DMS). * Brotherhood Of White Strength (''BOWS''), white prison gang started in 1988 that went defunct. Started again in 2001. *Aryan Brotherhood, the nationally known white gang based California, officially became a chapter here after the state decided to send inmates to private out of state facilities as well as interstate compact agreements. Whites make up about 1/3 of the prison population in 2001, when the gang surfaced in the system. First started as the Aryan Family until being given permission by Ronniedean "Renegade" Yandell, the national President.


Kentucky

* The Aryan Cowboy Brotherhood, a peckerwood street gang which serves as muscle for the Minnesota prison gang of the same name. * The Aryans of Kentucky, a peckerwood gang * The Kentucky Aryan Brotherhood, a peckerwood prison and street gang. The gang has no connection to the original Aryan Brotherhood of California.


Minnesota

* The Aryan Cowboy Brotherhood original chapter of the peckerwood prison gang. The gang was founded in the Minnesota prison system in 2013. The gang has since spread to have a small street presence in Kentucky and Ohio.


Missouri

* The Aryan Circle, a chapter of the peckerwood prison and street gang that originated in Texas. * The Family Values (FAM) gang, a peckerwood prison gang. The gang is rivals with Peckerwood Midwest and the Sacred Separatist Group for prison territory. * The Joplin Honkys, a peckerwood prison gang located in southwest Missouri. ** The Southwest Honkys, a peckerwood street gang located in southwest Missouri. * The Missouri Aryan Brotherhood, a peckerwood prison and street gang. The gang has no relation to the California Aryan Brotherhood. * The Sacred Separatist Group (SSG), a peckerwood prison and street gang. The gang was founded in the Missouri prison system. The gang is rivals with the Peckerwood Midwest and Family Values gangs for prison territory. * The Peckerwood Midwest, a peckerwood prison and street gang. The gang was founded in the Missouri prison system. The gang is rivals with the Sacred Separatist Group and Family Values gangs for prison territory.


Nevada

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Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. N ...
regions: * The Outlaw Nazi Skinheads, a peckerwood prison gang * The Nevada Aryan Brotherhood, a peckerwood prison gang


Washoe County

Gangs in the
Reno, Nevada Reno ( ) is a city in the northwest section of the U.S. state of Nevada, along the Nevada-California border, about north from Lake Tahoe, known as "The Biggest Little City in the World". Known for its casino and tourism industry, Reno is the ...
region are: * The Aryan Warriors (AW), chapter of the peckerwood prison and street gang in
Reno, Nevada Reno ( ) is a city in the northwest section of the U.S. state of Nevada, along the Nevada-California border, about north from Lake Tahoe, known as "The Biggest Little City in the World". Known for its casino and tourism industry, Reno is the ...
.


Carson City

Gangs in the
Carson City, Nevada Carson City is an independent city and the capital of the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2020 census, the population was 58,639, making it the sixth largest city in Nevada. The majority of the city's population lives in Eagle Valley, on the ...
region are: * The Aryan Warriors (AW) original chapter of the peckerwood prison and street gang in
Carson City, Nevada Carson City is an independent city and the capital of the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2020 census, the population was 58,639, making it the sixth largest city in Nevada. The majority of the city's population lives in Eagle Valley, on the ...
. The prison gang was founded in 1973 by a Nevada inmate who had spent time being exposed and learning skills from the Aryan Brotherhood in California. Aryan Brotherhood refused to sanction a Nevada chapter and the gang Aryan Warriors was formed.


White Pine County

Gangs in the
Ely, Nevada Ely (, ) is the largest city and county seat of White Pine County, Nevada, United States. Ely was founded as a stagecoach station along the Pony Express and Central Overland Route. In 1906 copper was discovered. Ely's mining boom came later than ...
region are: * The Aryan Warriors (AW) chapter of the peckerwood prison gang in the
Ely State Prison Ely State Prison (ESP) is a maximum security penitentiary located in unincorporated White Pine County, Nevada, about north of Ely. The facility, operated by the Nevada Department of Corrections, opened in July 1989. the prison has a staff of ...
. The prison gang was formed when the Ely State Prison replaced the Carson City maximum facility in 1983.


Nye County

Gangs in the
Pahrump, Nevada Pahrump ( ) is an unincorporated town located at the southernmost tip of Nye County, Nevada, United States, about west of Las Vegas, Nevada. Pahrump lies adjacent to the Nevada–California border and the area had a population of 44,738 as of ...
region are: * The Aryan Warriors (AW), a peckerwood prison and street gang in the Pahrump, Nevada area.


Clark County

Gangs in the
Indian Springs, Nevada Indian Springs is an unincorporated town and a census-designated place located on U.S. Route 95 next to Creech Air Force Base in northwestern Clark County and southern Nevada. The population was 991 at the 2010 census. History The community wa ...
region are: * The Aryan Warriors (AW), a peckerwood prison gang in the High Desert State Prison. Gangs in the
Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vegas ...
region are: * The 311 Boyz / Supreme White Power (311 / SWP) * The Insane
Nazi Lowriders The Nazi Lowriders (or NLR, or The Ride) are a Neo-Nazi, White supremacist organized crime syndicate, and prison and street gang based primarily in metro Los Angeles and several areas around Texas. They also are believed to have spread to oth ...
(INLR), a peckerwood gang in the
Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vegas ...
area * The Aryan Warriors (AW) chapter of the peckerwood prison and street gang in the
Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vegas ...
area.


New Jersey

* The Atlantic City Skinheads / Atlantic City Skins / A.C. Skins (ACS), a
white supremacist White supremacy or white supremacism is the belief that white people are superior to those of other Race (human classification), races and thus should dominate them. The belief favors the maintenance and defense of any Power (social and polit ...
peckerwood gang. The Gang was founded in 1986 in
Atlantic City, New Jersey Atlantic City, often known by its initials A.C., is a coastal resort city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. The city is known for its casinos, boardwalk, and beaches. In 2020, the city had a population of 38,497.
and is active throughout the state of
New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...
and in parts of Eastern
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...
. Atlantic City Skinheads are affiliated with the New Jersey State Prison Skins, the Orange County Skinheads, as well as
The Pagans The Pagans were an American punk rock band from Cleveland, Ohio, United States, that was originally active from 1977 to 1979. They reformed several times, from 1982-1983, from 1986-1989 and again in 2014-2017. Along with fellow Cleveland band ...
and
Outlaws Motorcycle Club The Outlaws Motorcycle Club, incorporated as the American Outlaws Association or its acronym, A.O.A., is an outlaw motorcycle club that was formed in McCook, Illinois in 1935. It is one of the largest outlaw motorcycle clubs in the world and histo ...
s. The gang has been involved in drug distribution. In 2009, member Walter Dille was sentenced to life in prison for the 2005 slaying of an African American woman during a carjacking.


New Mexico

* Aryan Brotherhood of New Mexico (AB) * Nazi Low Riders (NLR)


New York

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Queens, New York Queens is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Queens County, in the U.S. state of New York. Located on Long Island, it is the largest New York City borough by area. It is bordered by the borough of Brooklyn at the western tip of Long I ...
region are: * The Doc Marten Skinheads / Doc Marten Skins / DMS Crew / Drugs, Money, Sex / Demonstrate My Style (DMS), a peckerwood/
cholo ''Cholo'' () is a loosely defined Spanish term that has had various meanings. Its origin is a somewhat derogatory term for people of mixed-blood heritage in the Spanish Empire in Latin America and its successor states as part of '' castas'' ...
/
hardcore skinhead Hardcore skinheads are skinheads who mainly associate with hardcore and sometimes heavy metal instead of Oi!, ska, soul or other music genres associated with the skinhead subculture. Starting in the early 1980s, there were many skinheads in th ...
punk and hip hop gang. The gang originated in the Jackson Heights neighborhood in
Queens, New York Queens is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Queens County, in the U.S. state of New York. Located on Long Island, it is the largest New York City borough by area. It is bordered by the borough of Brooklyn at the western tip of Long I ...
as a hardcore skinhead gang. Currently the gang is influenced by a combination of peckerwood culture, Latino gang culture, biker gang culture, and East Coast mafia culture.


Ohio

* The Aryan Cowboy Brotherhood, a peckerwood street gang which serves as muscle for the Minnesota prison gang of the same name.


Oklahoma

* The Dirty White Boys * The Aryan Circle * The Aryan Nation * The Aryan Brotherhood of Oklahoma * The
Aryan Brotherhood of Texas The Aryan Brotherhood of Texas (ABT) is an American white supremacist and Neo-Nazi prison and street gang. According to the Anti-Defamation League and the Southern Poverty Law Center, the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas is one of the largest and most v ...
* The United Aryan Brotherhood * The Universal Aryan Brotherhood *The Irish Mob Gang


Oregon

* The International Peckerwood Syndicate (IPS), a
peckerwood ''Peckerwood'' is a term used in the Southern United States for a woodpecker which is also used as an offensive epithet toward white people, especially poor rural whites. Originally an ethnic slur, the term has been embraced by a subculture rela ...
prison gang in the Oregon prison systems. The gang was formed in 2005 and also exists in Washington State. * The
European Kindred The European Kindred (EK) is a prison and street gang that began in the Oregon prison system. Overview As of 2006, parole and probation officers report the gang may have around 500 members in the Oregon prison system. EK members have a propens ...
(EK), a peckerwood prison gang * The Fat Bitch Killers (FBK), a peckerwood gang * "BROOD"Krude Rude Brood (KRB) gang * All Ona Bitch (AOB) gang


Texas

* The Dirty White Boys * The
Aryan Circle The Aryan Circle is a white supremacist, Neo-Nazi prison gang spread throughout many U.S. correctional facilities. The Aryan Circle was founded by Mark "Cowboy" Gaspard in 1985 in the Texas Department of Corrections as a splinter group of the A ...
, founded by ex ABT members. * The
Aryan Brotherhood of Texas The Aryan Brotherhood of Texas (ABT) is an American white supremacist and Neo-Nazi prison and street gang. According to the Anti-Defamation League and the Southern Poverty Law Center, the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas is one of the largest and most v ...
, the oldest and biggest Peckerwood Gang in Texas. * The Solid Wood Soldiers * The White Knights of America * The
Nazi Lowriders The Nazi Lowriders (or NLR, or The Ride) are a Neo-Nazi, White supremacist organized crime syndicate, and prison and street gang based primarily in metro Los Angeles and several areas around Texas. They also are believed to have spread to oth ...
, the californian prison gang has some minor street presence in Tom Green County.


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* The International Peckerwood Syndicate, a
peckerwood ''Peckerwood'' is a term used in the Southern United States for a woodpecker which is also used as an offensive epithet toward white people, especially poor rural whites. Originally an ethnic slur, the term has been embraced by a subculture rela ...
prison gang in the Washington prison systems. The gang was formed in 2005 and originated in Oregon. * The Aryan Family, a
peckerwood ''Peckerwood'' is a term used in the Southern United States for a woodpecker which is also used as an offensive epithet toward white people, especially poor rural whites. Originally an ethnic slur, the term has been embraced by a subculture rela ...
prison gang in the Washington prison systems. * The Aryan Skinhead Kindred, a
peckerwood ''Peckerwood'' is a term used in the Southern United States for a woodpecker which is also used as an offensive epithet toward white people, especially poor rural whites. Originally an ethnic slur, the term has been embraced by a subculture rela ...
prison gang in the Washington prison systems. * The European Kindred, a
peckerwood ''Peckerwood'' is a term used in the Southern United States for a woodpecker which is also used as an offensive epithet toward white people, especially poor rural whites. Originally an ethnic slur, the term has been embraced by a subculture rela ...
prison gang in the Washington prison systems. The gang was formed in 1998 in Oregon. * The Hakenkreuz Skinheads, a
peckerwood ''Peckerwood'' is a term used in the Southern United States for a woodpecker which is also used as an offensive epithet toward white people, especially poor rural whites. Originally an ethnic slur, the term has been embraced by a subculture rela ...
prison and street gang in Washington state. * The White Alliance, a
peckerwood ''Peckerwood'' is a term used in the Southern United States for a woodpecker which is also used as an offensive epithet toward white people, especially poor rural whites. Originally an ethnic slur, the term has been embraced by a subculture rela ...
prison gang in the Washington prison systems.


See also

*
List of Crips subgroups The Crips is an alliance of street gangs consisting of a network of loosely-connected subgroups, known as "sets". Approximately 30,000 to 35,000 members and 800 sets are active in 221 cities and 41 U.S. states. Alabama * The Corner Boys Crips * ...


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Peckerwood ''Peckerwood'' is a term used in the Southern United States for a woodpecker which is also used as an offensive epithet toward white people, especially poor rural whites. Originally an ethnic slur, the term has been embraced by a subculture rela ...