10th & Oregon Crew
The 10th & Oregon Crew, or 10th & O Gang, is a predominantly Italian American gang and organized crime group operating in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Active since the 1960s, the gang is associated closely with but independent from the Italian-American Philadelphia crime family. It is primarily active in South Philadelphia and certain working-class Italian-American neighborhoods in nearby South Jersey.
Founded | 1970s |
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Founding location | South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Years active | 1960s–present |
Territory | South Philadelphia and South Jersey, U.S. |
Ethnicity | Mostly Italian American; to a lesser extent, some Irish Americans from South Philadelphia |
Activities | Drug trafficking, extortion, illegal gambling, loan sharking, murder, labor racketeering |
Allies | Philadelphia crime family |
Rivals | The 12th & Wharton crew, The Pagans and occasionally the Philadelphia crime family |
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