Which preposition to use with thug

of Occurrences 3%

Equally improbable did it seem that any thugs of the town would expect to reap any harvest from robbing three midshipmen.

at Occurrences 1%

But not that way!" "What ..." "If you try to fight all of those thugs at once, you'll just be outnumbered.

Which preposition to use with  thug