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gang

violent group of individuals claiming control over a territory
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Johann Baptist Pflug · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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gang

Summary

gang ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,379 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • gang is a type of criminal organization[2].
  • gang is part of organized crime[3].
  • gang's Commons category is recorded as Gangs (organized crime)[4].
  • gang comprises brigand[5].
  • gang's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gangs[6].
  • gang's different from is recorded as Q1824671[7].
  • gang's different from is recorded as Gangr[8].

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Definition and Type

gang is a type of criminal organization[2].

Use and Application

gang comprises brigand[5]. gang is part of organized crime[3].

Influence

Things named for gang include gang bang[9] and gang rape[10].

Why It Matters

gang ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,379 views/month).[1] gang has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] gang is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Entities named for gang include gang bang[9] and gang rape[10].

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
    Subclass of → criminal organization
    Subclass of → —
    Part of → organized crime
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007557915305171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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