Gang population Chinese government claims that police have eliminated 1,221 triad-style gangs across China since a crackdown was launched in 2006. More than 87,300 suspects have been arrested. The FBI estimates the size of the four Italian organized crime groups to be approximately 25,000 members and 250,000 affiliates worldwide. By country: Gang population Reports on the number of people involved in criminal gangs, by locale. There were at least 30,000 gangs and 800,000 gang members active across the USA in 2007. About 900,000 gang members lived "within local communities across the country," and about 147,000 were in U.S. prisons or jails in
Gang of Four Premier was not one of the radicals, but the relatively unknown Hua Guofeng. Hua was also named First Vice Chairman of the party. On September 9, Chairman Mao died. For the next few weeks the Gang of Four retained control over the party's and government's media, and many articles appeared on the theme of "principles laid down" (or "established") by Mao near the end of his life. (The words "principles laid down" were themselves supposedly a quotation from Mao, but their canonical status was in dispute.) Urban militia units commanded by supporters of the radical group were placed on a