Originally Posted By: Lucasi
My Capeci estimates came right out of his book printed in 2002.


Here is an article he wrote for New York Magazine in 2005 - three years after that book.
http://nymag.com/nymetro/news/crimelaw/features/10870/

But even those figures are now somewhat out of date. When it comes to membership estimates, it's best to go with the average estimate from as many sources as possible. The avergae estimates for the Genovese and Gambino families is around 200. The Luccheses, Colombos, and Bonannos a little over 100 each.

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