hoodlum
noun /ˈhuːdləm/
  /ˈhʊdləm/
 (informal)- (also slang hood especially in North American English)a violent criminal, especially one who is part of a gangTopics Crime and punishmentc2
- a violent and noisy young man synonym hooligan
Word Originlate 19th cent. (originally US): of unknown origin.