Center researchers reviewed more than 500 cases of MS-13 gang members arrested nationwide since 2012.

Mara Salvatrucha, commonly known as MS-13, is an international criminal gang that originated in Los Angeles, California, in the 1980s. Originally, the gang was set up to protect Salvadoran …

MS-13 is one of the largest street gangs in the United States. Gang members actively recruit members, including juveniles, from communities with a large number of immigrants from El …

MS-13 operates in at least 42 states and the District of Columbia and has about 6,000-10,000 members nationwide. Currently, the threat is highest in the western and northeastern parts of …

Apr 24, 2023 · Officials in Guatemala have identified the areas of the capital controlled by the MS13 and Barrio 18 gangs, illustrating the degree of gang infiltration in the city with the third …

Our map represents a unique dataset, specifically an Illicit Network Index of the MS-13. The Evidencity team maps relationships and then leverages this knowledge, through its …

MS13 has between 50,000 and 70,000 members concentrated in urban areas in Central America or locations outside this region where there is a large Central-American diaspora. Although the …

Nov 3, 2016 · Over a 10-year period (2005-2014) ICE arrested approximately 4,000 MS-13 members, leaders, and associates. This represents about 13 percent of all gang members …

After fleeing the death squads in civil-war-plagued El Salvador, and later settling in California, a number of Salvadoran immigrants banded together and formed MS-13, or Mara Salvatrucha, …

Sep 17, 2024 · MS-13 is known for its involvement in organised criminal activities such as drug trafficking, human trafficking, extortion, robbery and violence. This article analyses the history …