Almighty Vice Lord Nation

Vice Lords
Founded1957; 67 years ago (1957)
Founding locationNorth Lawndale, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Years active1957–present
Territory28 States Chicago metropolitan area and Great Lakes region[1]
EthnicityAfrican American[2]
Membership (est.)30,000–35,000+[3]
ActivitiesDrug sales, robbery, extortion, fraud, money laundering, murder, racketeering
AlliesBlack P. Stones[1]
Bloods[4]
Latin Kings[1]
People Nation[5]
Mickey Cobras[1]
RivalsFolk Nation[1]
Gangster Disciples[1]
Simon City Royals
Crips[6]
Notable members

The Almighty Vice Lord Nation (Vice Lords for short, abbreviated AVLN) is the second-largest and one of the oldest street and prison gangs in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Its total membership is estimated to be between 30,000 and 35,000. It is also one of the founding members of the People Nation multi-gang alliance.[3][7]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Cartels and Gangs in Chicago dea.gov (May 2017)
  2. ^ Social Reality of African American Street Gangs National Criminal Justice Reference Service (1997)
  3. ^ a b "National Gang Threat Assessment 2009 - Appendix B. Street Gangs". National Gang Intelligence Center. January 2009. Archived from the original on 28 February 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  4. ^ Gang Task Force Archived 2021-03-05 at the Wayback Machine covingtontn.com
  5. ^ United States v. Clark, Wilson, Price, Kinchen, Lee, Nelson and Robinson justice.gov (July 29, 2015)
  6. ^ People v. Daheya FindLaw (November 8, 2013)
  7. ^ "Investigators say Gangster Disciples and Vice Lords fighting in state prisons". 4 January 2020.