Polish-American organized crime
Polish-American organized crime has existed in the United States throughout the 20th and 21st centuries. Although not as well known as Italian, Irish, Russian mafias, the Polish Mob has a presence in many urban Polish American communities.
| Founded by | Polish American immigrants |
|---|---|
| Founding location | United States |
| Years active | 1920s–present |
| Territory | Poland, Western and Central Europe, New York City, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Chicago, Orlando, New Jersey, Dallas, Omaha, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Buffalo, St. Louis |
| Ethnicity | Poles and Polish Americans (in the US) |
| Criminal activities | Drug trafficking, weapon trafficking, Racketeering, loansharking, extortion, kidnapping, gambling, murder, theft |
| Allies | Chicago Outfit |
| Rivals | Irish Mob Russian mafia |
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