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PhysiCal seCurity and safety

Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs

Outlaw motorcycle gangs (OMGs) are criminal organizations whose

members engage in criminal activities such as violent crime, weap-

ons trafficking, and drug trafficking. OMGs rank first nationally as a

moderate threat to criminal conduct, slightly ahead of neighborhood-

based gangs and national-level street gangs. ere are more than 300

active OMGs within the United States, ranging in size from single

chapters with five or six members to hundreds of chapters with thou-

sands of members worldwide. OMGs pose a serious threat to social

order and are strongly linked to drug trafficking and cross-border ...