Do domestic organized crime groups exist in the rural US ?

[Lionel Fauquier]

Originally Posted by SlowMotionApocalypse

Mostly drug organizations. This is an older one, mostly rural, there are a few others I have come across.

https://openjurist.org/765/f2d/1205/...tates-v-merida

Thanks for the find ! I must say it's interesting that rural crime groups in the United States seem to be mainly based in the South .

[NW Crow]

Rural crime in south probably accelerated after the Civil War. With a broken economy and less capable or respected law enforcement, some were driven or attracted to theft. Prohibition provided another jolt.


Chicago mob was big in Missouri. Certainly big towns and rural areas likely too especially for making and hiding illegal booze.


Another example http://www.americanmafia.com/Cities/Omaha.html
Centered around a city but unlikely limited to it.


Johnson City TN was at one time known as Little Chicago for bootlegging and probably more.


Some South Dakota reservations have organized, violent gangs.


Is your interest academic, literary, personal curiosity or what?


There is often "courthouse" / white collar criminal rings that acquire / use influence to get government jobs & contracts that are not as obvious.


And http://www.dallasobserver.com/news/w...m-dead-7947080

[Lionel Fauquier]

Originally Posted by NW Crow

Rural crime in south probably accelerated after the Civil War. With a broken economy and less capable or respected law enforcement, some were driven or attracted to theft. Prohibition provided another jolt.


Chicago mob was big in Missouri. Certainly big towns and rural areas likely too especially for making and hiding illegal booze.


Another example AmericanMafia.com 26 Mafia Cities - Omaha, NE>
Centered around a city but unlikely limited to it.


Johnson City TN was at one time known as Little Chicago for bootlegging and probably more.


Some South Dakota reservations have organized, violent gangs.


Is your interest academic, literary, personal curiosity or what?


There is often "courthouse" / white collar criminal rings that acquire / use influence to get government jobs & contracts that are not as obvious.


And Why did the Bandidos Want the Cossacks Dead? | Dallas Observer

I'm actually thinking about making a documentary series about contemporary rural organized crime groups the world over .

[NW Crow]

While googling for you I found references to rural organized crime in Sweden, Thailand and elsewhere. Just google it 10-100 ways. Also use Google Scholar.


http://www.oxfordhandbooks.com/view/...199352333-e-37


https://books.google.com/books?id=ED...Qw4ChDoAQgQMAI

http://www.google.com/url?q=http://l...qQnf9Qequw6dUa


http://www.google.com/url?q=https://...4zP_itJANYle08

[NW Crow]

If you decide to make such a documentary, recognize the risk and think EVERY question and move through. I wouldn't do it alone. Even if people talk they might change their mind or people they know might not like it.

[Lionel Fauquier]

Yeah I'm definitely not going to walk up to random people asking provocative questions or what have you .