The two gangs have been bitter rivals ever since. This proposal was rejected by the Clanton 14, which led to the formation of the 18th Street Gang. They were originally part of Clanton 14 but wanted to make a separate 'clique' called Clanton 18th Street and allow immigrants the opportunity to join. The 18th Street Gang was formed in the Rampart District of Los Angeles in the 1960s by Mexican-Americans and other immigrant youths who were not accepted into existing Hispanic gangs. A United States Department of Justice report featured the following statement regarding 18th Street and rival gang MS-13, 'These two gangs have turned the Central American northern triangle into the area with the highest homicide rate in the world.' History It is one of the largest transnational criminal gangs in Los Angeles, with 30,000-50,000 members between the United States, Mexico, and Central America and is also allied with the Mexican Mafia, another US-based crime organization.
The 18th Street Gang, also known as Calle 18, Barrio 18, Mara 18, or simply 18 in North America, is a multi-ethnic (largely Central American and Mexican) transnational criminal organization that started as a street gang in Los Angeles.
