


In the 2018 book, The Good Mothers: The True Story of the Women Who Took on the World's Most Powerful Mafia, Alex Perry reports that the Calabrian 'Ndrangheta has, for the past decade, been replacing the Sicilian Cosa Nostra as the primary drug traffickers in North America. In Southern Ontario there are two types of Italian organized crime Cosa Nostra (Sicilian) and 'Ndrangheta (Calabrian).

The Five Families of New York have crews operating in South Florida.The Chicago Outfit – is operating in South Florida.Trafficante crime family (Tampa area) – possibly defunct, Florida is considered open territory with many families operating in the area.Birmingham crime family – defunct since 1938.Milwaukee crime family (Balistrieri family).Youngstown was at one point considered open territory, split between the Pittsburgh crime family (LaRocca family) & the Cleveland crime family (Porrello family). Cleveland crime family (Porrello family).Kansas City crime family (Civella family).Gambino family Baltimore Crew ( Baltimore) – defunct.Genovese family Springfield crew ( Springfield, Massachusetts) and New Haven crew ( New Haven, Connecticut).Patriarca crime family ( Boston, Massachusetts and Providence, Rhode Island), parts of Connecticut.Pittsburgh crime family (LaRocca family).Bufalino crime family ( Northeastern Pennsylvania, particularly Pittston, Wilkes-Barre, Scranton and the Wyoming Valley area) – defunct.Philadelphia crime family (Bruno-Scarfo family).Philadelphia crime family operates in South Jersey, including Atlantic City, and Trenton.Genovese crime family New Jersey faction.Lucchese crime family New Jersey faction.Five Families have crews operating in New Jersey.DeCavalcante crime family (mostly North Jersey and Central Jersey).Buffalo crime family (Magaddino family).The Five Families – operate in New York City, the New York Metropolitan area, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Florida, California and Nevada.In 2004, author Thomas Milhorn reported that the Mafia was active in 26 cities across the United States. In the Region of Sicily the Sicilian Mafia clans and the Stidda control the area.Īccording to the 2004 New Jersey State Commission of Investigation, there were 24 active Mafia families in the United States.Main article: List of Sicilian Mafia clans In the Region of Veneto the Mala del Brenta operate in the area.In the Region of Lombardy the defunct Banda della Comasina operated in the area.In the Region of Lazio the Banda della Magliana and the Mafia Capitale operate in the area.In the Region of Basilicata the defunct Basilischi operated in the area.In the Region of Apulia the Sacra Corona Unita clans control the area.In Italy there are different Mafia-like organizations operating:
