Originally Posted By: Chicago
Who said Detroit ever had 100 made guys?


Scott Burnstein I believe. But there's little doubt that Detroit at its height had more than 60 made members, and therefore more than the Outfit.

If the Outfit had only 60 made members and 240 associates it would've been one of the smaller families. The Genovese family for instance, had over 300 made members and more than 1000 associates at its height.

Originally Posted By: Chicago
Also, The Feds said in 1996 Detroit had 30 made guys. If Detroit's peak was in say 1972, I doubt very seriously they DECREASED from 100 to 30 by 1996. No way.


Detroit's peak was in the 1950s, just as most of the other families.


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