Gangland killing explained

Gangland killing is a euphemism for a murder apparently connected to organized crime.

According to FBI Uniform Crime Reports, in 2013 there were 138 gangland killings or 1 percent of all homicides in the United States.^[1] This does not include juvenile gang killings, of which there were four times as many during the same year.

References

1. https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2013/crime-in-the-u.s.-2013/offenses-known-to-law-enforcement/expanded-homicide/expanded_homicide_data_table_11_murder_circumstances_by_weapon_2013.xls - Crime in the United States 2013

See also

• Organized crime
• Melbourne gangland killings
• Albert Anastasia
• FFF (gang)