The Best Street Gangs Documentaries

True Crime - 121 free documentaries about street gangs.

Start with I Was a Teenage Drug Lord Making Millions in NYC: The Coss Marte Story (47 min, VICE), then MS13's Toxic Weed That’s 'More Addictive Than Cocaine' (23 min, VICE). All 121 documentaries here are free to watch from their makers' official uploads. To read deeper, the top-rated book on street gangs is McMafia by Misha Glenny.

• I Was a Teenage Drug Lord Making Millions in NYC: The Coss Marte Story (47 min, VICE)
• MS13's Toxic Weed That’s 'More Addictive Than Cocaine' | High Society (23 min, VICE)
• World’s Most Feared Prison | El Salvador: Mega Gang Fortress (56 min, Free Documentary)
• Wanted for Drug Trafficking: Life on the Run (29 min, VICE)
• Turning Teens Into Drug Runners | High Society (23 min, VICE)
• No-Go Zones - World’s Toughest Places | Tepito, Mexico (48 min, Free Documentary)
• No-Go Zones - World’s Toughest Places | Jamaica (47 min, Free Documentary)
• Inside A Crack House: US Drug Gangs Exposed (86 min, Real Stories)
• The Gangs That Steal Your Puppies | Crimewave (22 min, VICE)
• Investigating Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs | Trafficked with Mariana Van Zeller (44 min, National Geographic)
• London’s Knife Crime Emergency: ON A KNIFE EDGE (57 min, VICE)
• Inside El Salvador Most Feared Gang Prison | CECOT (56 min, ENDEVR)
• Meet One of Britain's Most Notorious Reformed Criminals: Walking Heavy (45 min, VICE)
• The True Story of Bonnie and Clyde (54 min, American Experience)
• The Nightmare World of Gang Stalking (18 min, VICE)
• Fentanyl | Trafficked with Mariana Van Zeller (47 min, National Geographic)
• Frank Lucas: The REAL Story of the Blue Magic Takedown (47 min, Our History)
• The Moped Gangs of London: UK Bikelife (21 min, VICE)
• The gangs of Haiti - The criminal coalition (29 min, DW Documentary)
• The Cocaine wars - Germany's fight against drug gangs (28 min, DW Documentary)
• No-Go Zones | Nigeria: Hotoro Drug Wars (52 min, Free Documentary)
• The Gang Crackdown (53 min, FRONTLINE PBS)
• Investigating Black Market Surgery | Trafficked with Mariana Van Zeller (45 min, National Geographic)
• Gangs of Marseille: Welcome to the Most Dangerous City in Europe (58 min, ENDEVR)
• World's Deadliest Gang War | El Salvador: MS-13 vs Barrio 18 (56 min, Free Documentary)
• Black Market Babies | Trafficked with Mariana Van Zeller (44 min, National Geographic)
• Romance Scams | Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller (44 min, National Geographic)
• Smuggling Stolen Cars | Trafficked with Mariana Van Zeller (44 min, National Geographic)
• Cocaine Queens | Trafficked with Mariana Van Zeller (44 min, National Geographic)
• Gangs of Chicago | Jamali Maddix: Follow the Leader (44 min, VICE)
• The Drug Mule Scam | Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller (44 min, National Geographic)
• Gangs of LA: Crips vs Bloods | Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller (44 min, National Geographic)
• MDMA | Trafficked with Mariana Van Zeller (44 min, National Geographic)
• Sextortion | Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller (44 min, National Geographic)
• Investigating the Ghost Gun Epidemic | Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller (44 min, National Geographic)
• The Billion Dollar Black Market: Steroids | Trafficked with Mariana Van Zeller (47 min, National Geographic)
• Cocaine | Trafficked with Mariana Van Zeller (47 min, National Geographic)
• Black Market Marijuana | Trafficked with Mariana Van Zeller (44 min, National Geographic)
• L.A. Confidential | Drugs, Inc: The Fix (44 min, National Geographic)
• Scams | Trafficked with Mariana Van Zeller (47 min, National Geographic)
• Gang Capital of the World | Port-au-Prince: A City Held Hostage (53 min, Free Documentary)
• Inside the Dangerous World of Illegal Gambling | Trafficked (44 min, National Geographic)
• Vancouver Drug Empire | Drugs, Inc: The Fix (44 min, National Geographic)
• Hard Hit Houston | Drugs, Inc: The Fix (44 min, National Geographic)
• Sin City | Drugs, Inc: The Fix (44 min, National Geographic)
• Counterfeiting | Trafficked with Mariana Van Zeller (47 min, National Geographic)
• The TRUE Story Of 'American Gangster' Frank Lucas (90 min, Our History)
• Inside America’s Most Violent White Supremacist Gang (102 min, Real Crime)
• Gangsta's Paradise: New Zealand's HipHop Crimewave (23 min, Real Stories)
• Probing the Existence of an Alleged Toronto Gang with Rob Ford Ties (29 min, VICE)
• Exposing Mexican Cartels | Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller (44 min, National Geographic)
• New Years' High in New York City | Drugs, Inc: The Fix (44 min, National Geographic)
• Deadliest Drugs | Trafficked with Mariana Van Zeller (44 min, National Geographic)
• Thailand Addiction Epidemic | Drugs, Inc: The Fix (44 min, National Geographic)
• Bare-Knuckle Fight Clubs | Trafficked with Mariana Van Zeller (44 min, National Geographic)
• Investigating Cyber Pirates | Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller (44 min, National Geographic)
• The Lethal Reality of Gun Trafficking (Full Episode Deep Dive) | Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller (22 min, National Geographic)
• Pay Up or Die: The Gangs Extorting a Nation | Criminal Planet (43 min, VICE)
• Money Gang Drifting Crew (Smoke Show: EP3) (19 min, VICE)
• Chain Gang Girls | Part 1 (85 min, Free Documentary)
• Inside Illegal Drug Supply Chains | Trafficked w/ Mariana van Zeller MEGA Episode (133 min, National Geographic)
• Baltimore's Charm City High | Drugs, Inc: The Fix (44 min, National Geographic)
• Terrorist Oil | Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller (44 min, National Geographic)
• Black Markets: Tigers and Tiger Parts | Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller (47 min, National Geographic)
• Pimps and Undercover Cops | Trafficked with Mariana Van Zeller (47 min, National Geographic)
• Oregon High | Drugs, Inc: The Fix (44 min, National Geographic)
• The Real Peaky Blinders: Birmingham's Gang Warfare (46 min, Real Stories)
• Inside the Darkest Criminal Networks | Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller MEGA Episode (133 min, National Geographic)
• Coups, Scams, & Counterfeit Bills | Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller MEGA Episode (145 min, National Geographic)
• Global Illegal Trades | Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller MEGA Episode (133 min, National Geographic)
• Fear Factor Detroit | Drugs, Inc: The Fix (44 min, National Geographic)
• Mardi Gras Drug Dealers | Drugs, Inc: The Fix (44 min, National Geographic)
• Tracking Down the Amazon Mafia | Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller (44 min, National Geographic)
• Fish Pirates | Trafficked with Mariana Van Zeller (44 min, National Geographic)
• Golden Gate High | Drugs, Inc: The Fix (44 min, National Geographic)
• Meet The Child Drug Runners Who Are Trapped By Gangs (49 min, Real Stories)
• Gangland Britain: Who Are The Top Dogs Now? (47 min, Real Stories)
• Sorry I Shot You: Story of a Changed Man (29 min, Real Stories)
• From Yakuza Gangster to Politician (27 min, VICE)
• Europe’s dog mafia - Bringing criminal puppy traders to heel (26 min, DW Documentary)

Top-Rated Books About Street Gangs

1. McMafia by Misha Glenny - View on Amazon
2. Gang Leader for a Day by Sudhir Venkatesh (4.2/5) - View on Amazon
3. Gomorrah by Roberto Saviano - View on Amazon
4. Dark Market by Misha Glenny - View on Amazon