Gang Signs Atlanta (2024)

FAQs

What does 13 mean in gang graffiti? ›

The gang has allegiance to the CA prison gang, Mexican Mafia, aka “La Eme”. Sureños identify with “13”, “XIII”, “X3”, the letter “M” - 13th letter in the alphabet - as homage to the Mexican Mafia. They typically use the color blue but may use other colors as well such as black or brown, dependant on the set.

When you commit a crime to benefit a gang or in association with gang members you can get charged with an extra felony. This is true even if you have committed a less serious offense like graffiti. This means you could go to the penitentiary for 10 years just for tagging a wall or sidewalk with gang signs.

"C": Crip "C-C": Compton Crip. "U": Underground Crip "H": Harlem Crip. "E": East "0": Number Zero. "M": Mafia Crip.

Sureños use the number 13—which represents the thirteenth letter of the alphabet, the letter M—in order to mark their allegiance to the Mexican Mafia. Common Sureño gang markings and tattoos include, but are not limited to: Sur, XIII, X3, 13, Sur13, uno tres, trece and 3-dots.

The number 5 is commonly used by the Bloods, and the number 6 is used by the Crips. The up arrow through the 5 is showing respect to the Bloods while the down arrow through the 6 is showing disrespect to the Crips.

Norteños use the number 14 which represents the fourteenth letter of the English alphabet, the letter N, in order to pay allegiance to Nuestra Familia. It is sometimes written in Roman numerals as XIV, or a hybrid of Roman and Arabic numerals, X4.

Anyone can call the police, but if a gang found out that one of their members called the cops, the gang will most likely eliminate him. If the member's concern was his safety against another gang, his responsibility is to alert his fellow gang members, not the police.

California Assembly Bill 333, commonly referred to as AB 333, is a piece of legislation that was enacted to reform aspects of California's criminal justice system, specifically focusing on gang enhancements and the criteria for determining what constitutes a “criminal street gang” under the terms of the law.

If things get dangerous and your safety is at risk, let someone know and make plans to proceed: contact the police or have someone do it for you. Getting out of a gang isn't easy, but it's possible with persistence. It is worth it. Remember that you aren't alone, and many other people have left gangs before.

The BK stands for Blood Killa, the PK stands for People Killa (the Bloods fall under People Nation, which is the rival of the Folk Nation, which is where the Crips fall). The HK stands for Hoover Killa.

What color is the GDK gang? ›

The organization's colors are black.

An example of one crip gang sign is bending the index finger at the first knuckle and spreading the other three fingers and thumb. The whole hand facing outward toward the person. Another is forming a 'C' with your index finger and thumb, with the other three fingers separated.

Surenos affiliated with the Mexican Mafia (La eMe) use the number 13, X3, and XIII (for M, the 13th letter of the alphabet). The Vice Lords of Chicago are often recognizable by their tattoos of the number 312, which is the Chicago area code.

Known as the men of blood, and the most violent of the Numbers, the 27s are the most secretive members of the secretive sub-culture of the prison gangs. The 27s monitor and enforce the laws and codes of the Numbers, and may negotiate and mediate between the 26s and the 28s.

It is also used as the name of multiple small gangs around the USA, Canada and Mexico. Many "Vatos Locos" use the colors red, black, green or brown. The film Blood In Blood Out (1993) which was written by poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, is based on the experiences of gang members of a fictional gang called Vatos Locos.

The number 13 is a numeric symbol for the Aryan Circle, the large Texas-based racist prison gang. Substituting letters for numbers, 1 and 3 equals A and C, i.e., AC or Aryan Circle. From this derive several variants, such as 113% for "100% Aryan Circle," or 136 for "Aryan Circle Forever."

Commonly transposed words include gang terms, such as Mara (Rama), Dope (Pedo), and Trucha (Chatru), as well as monikers, including Pelon (Lonpe), Casper (Percas), and Killer (Llerki).

In ancient cultures, the number 13 represented femininity, because it corresponded to the number of lunar (menstrual) cycles in a year (13 × 28 = 364 days). The theory is that, as the solar calendar triumphed over the lunar, the number thirteen became anathema. Hammurabi's code.

Graffiti falls into two categories: 1. Graffiti that contains gang names reflects rivalries between gangs (TCG, SUR, CHI, AVES, OLG, VLT, LLC, KTB, or QVO); and 2. Graffiti may contain numbers (i.e., 13, 14, 17, 33, 18, or 38) or threats (i.e., CK-Crip Killer, BK, DK, AK, QK, or 187-a threat to kill). B.