That the American Mafia is in decline, it's a foregone conclusion.
Now only the families of the east coast retain a certain degree of power: in addition to the 5 families of New York, to Decavalcantes of New Jersey, the the Patriarcas of Boston and the Mafia in Philadelphia, other families or are extinct or are on the way to extinction .
I just wanted to know what is numerically the total strength of the American Mafia, I will take the numbers of made man from Wikipedia, and please, do not let close the post by SC, because continue to insult each other.
Genovese 250-300 made men
Gambino 180-220 made men
Lucchese 100-120 made men
Bonanno 100-130 made men
Colombo 90-110 made men
Buffalo 40 made man
Chicago Outfit 30 made men
Cleveland 15-20+ made men
Detroit Partnership 40-50+ made man
Kansas City 15+ made members
Los Angeles 15-20 made men (2003 estimate)
Milwaukee 10 made men
Patriarca 30 made men
DeCavalcante 40 made men
Philadelphia 50 made men
New York about 720-880 made men
Outside NY 270-300 made men
Total 990-1180 made men
if anyone has any corrections to do, go ahead
A lot of those are rather inflated.
Genovese and Gambino each have about 200 or so.
Luccheses, Colombos, and Bonannos each have about 100 or so.
It's approximately 700-750 members in New York.
The New Jersey, New England, and Philadelphia families each have about 40-50 members.
Chicago has 25-30.
Buffalo has about 20 at this point.
Detroit somewhere between 20-30.
As I've said, I'd be surprised if Kansas City is over 15 at this point.
All the other families are under 10 at this point. Some down to 1 or 2.
The total membership in the U.S. is approximately 1,000.
Simply assuming 10 associates for each member isn't always correct. Member to associate ratios vary from family to family. And the estimates vary according to how one defines an associate anyway. 
