Juggalos (gang)
| Founding location | Detroit |
|---|---|
| Years active | Mid-2000s–present |
| Ethnicity | Predominantly White (Several of the members are also Native Americans, African Americans and Latinos, as well mixed-Caucasian) |
| Criminal activities | Murder, assault, drug trafficking, weapon trafficking, arson, burglary, robbery, theft, extortion, racketeering, dog fighting, auto theft |
| Allies |
Aryan Brotherhood (TX, WA, KS, OK, UT) Aryan Brotherhood of Texas (TX, OK) Aryan Circle (TX, WA, KS, OK, UT) 211 Crew (WA) Aryan Brothers Liberation (UT) Ku Klux Klan (TX, KS, OK, WA) Sureños (NC) Crips (PA, CO, OK, UT) Bloods (AZ, CO, PA, SD, WA, UT, OK) Gangster Disciples (IL, IA, KS, MO, WI, VA) Black Disciples (IL, KS, MO) Simon City Royals (IL, KS, MO, WI) Maniac Disciples (IL, KS, MO) Spanish Cobras (AZ, IL, KS) |
| Rivals |
MS-13 Crips (Certain sets) |
Juggalo (or Juggalette for females) is a name given to dedicated fans of the rap group Insane Clown Posse or any other Psychopathic Records artist.Juggalo subculture originated from ad hoc fan groups for horrorcore hip hop music; in recent years, criminal groups began using the name "Juggalo" and associated imagery from mainstream Juggalo culture. As a result, Juggalos have been classified as a criminal street gang by government and law enforcement agencies, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the National Gang Intelligence Center, and the states of Arizona, California, Pennsylvania, and Utah. Juggalo gang sets have been documented by law enforcement in at least 21 states, including those that do not recognize Juggalos as a gang at the state level.
Juggalo gangs band together under the Juggalo banner in order to engage in patterns of criminal activity. Unlike members of the general Juggalo subculture, these gangs have handbooks detailing gang ranks and responsibilities, and commit crimes for financial gain.
The National Gang Intelligence Center has also predicted that "The formation of rivalries or alliances to gangs outside of their group will allow the Juggalos to evolve into a more sophisticated criminal entity through associations with hardened, experienced gang members."
According to the National Gang Intelligence Center, there are more than one million self-proclaimed Juggalos across the United States. It is estimated that 85–90% of self-described Juggalos are peaceful, non-criminal music fans. The other 10–15% make up the Juggalo subculture's criminal element, which has been linked to numerous crimes including extortion, murder, domestic terrorism, drive-by shootings, drug trafficking, arson, burglary, armed robbery, aggravated assault, and weapon offenses, and has been documented collaborating with a wide array of street and prison gangs.
A series of arsons on a Navajo reservation have been linked to a local Juggalo gang set, which uses arson as a way to increase Juggalos' rank within the gang.
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