Also, the yardies aren't the worst street gang. Honduras, Colombia, Brazil, South Africa and El Salvador have more violent street gangs than the yardies. For the worst organized gangs, look no further than Colombia (again), Mexico and Russia. A small percentage of the yardie violence in Jamaica is actually organized crime/political violence, but it's not the same as the normal yardie shit you see (i.e disorganized common criminality/delinquency by teenagers and unemployed young men who live in deprived areas).