San Francisco crime family

San Francisco crime family
Family boss James Lanza
Foundedc. 1928; 96 years ago (1928)
FounderFrancesco Lanza
Founding locationSan Francisco, California, United States
Years activec. 1928–2006
TerritoryPrimarily the San Francisco Bay Area, with additional territory throughout Northern California
EthnicityItalians as "made men" and other ethnicities as associates
Membership (est.)15–20 made members (1960s)[1]
ActivitiesRacketeering, loansharking, extortion, prostitution, bookmaking, bribery, narcotics and gambling
Allies
RivalsVarious gangs in the San Francisco area

The San Francisco crime family, also known as the Lanza crime family or the San Francisco Mafia, was an Italian-American Mafia crime family based in San Francisco, California. The syndicate mainly originated in the Little Italy neighborhood of North Beach and was organized in the early 1930s by Francesco "Frank" Lanza. The membership of the San Francisco family peaked at around 15 or 20 "made men" under the leadership of James "Jimmy the Hat" Lanza, who became boss of the family in 1961.[1]

  1. ^ a b San Francisco, CA. Jay C. Amber, American Mafia (1999) Archived October 6, 1999, at the Wayback Machine