Italian Mafia Cities
Map of Top Mafia Families of Every City
The Italian Mafia once controlled the majority of the criminal world in America, especially during the early 1900s and well into the middle part of the 20th Century. Everything that included bootlegging, gambling, loansharking, unions and even narcotics were under the Mafias control.
The reign of the Mafia slowly began to develop as soon as Italians began arriving to the United States. To be clear, the vast majority of Italians were not involved any crime or identified as members of the Mafia. Many Italians, who arrived between the late 1800s and early 1900s from poor rural communities of southern Italy, just wanted a chance to earn as the communities that they left were plagued with poverty, famine, and very little opportunity.
The reign of the Mafia only lasted for a handful decades, mainly half of the 20th Century, as the decline in the Mafia’s presence began as the federal government looked for newer ways to combat the problems of the Italian Mob, which would become known as the RICO Act. Standing for Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, the sole purpose for the development of the RICO was originally to take down the Italian Mafia through conspiracies and joint cases and indictments.
This changed the whole outlook of the Mob as many were convicted and/or turned cooperating witnesses, which almost completely destroyed the fabric of the Italian Mafia as their power and highly lucrative trades came to an end, only resorting into smaller and less profitable unlawful acts.
Map of Top Mob Cities