Florencia 13

Florencia 13
Founded1930s
Founding locationFlorence, Los Angeles, California, United States
Years active1930s–present
TerritoryEast Phoenix
South Los Angeles
Mexico
Brazil
Netherlands
Canada
Oregon
Colorado
Florida
Hyde park
Washington
Utah
Arizona
EthnicityMexican American
Membership (est.)2,000-3,000+[1][2]
ActivitiesDrug trafficking, assault, robbery, extortion, arms trafficking, theft, murder, racketeering, illegal gambling, and fraud
AlliesMexican Mafia[3]
Sureños[4]
Pueblo Bishop Bloods
Mad Swan Bloods
Harvard Park Brims
East Coast Crips (Former rivals)
Rivals18th Street gang[5]
38th Street gang[6]
Grape Street Watts Crips[3]
Watts Varrio Grape Street 13
Hat Gang Watts Crips
Huntington Park Locos
Playboys
East Side 13
South Los 13
Bloods

The Florencia 13, also known as South Side Florencia 13, Florence Gang, F13 is an American criminal street gang based in Los Angeles, California, composed mainly of Mexican Americans. The gang is named after the Florence area of Los Angeles County, controlled by the Mexican Mafia.[7] They are involved in drug smuggling, murder, assault and robbery.

  1. ^ "Appendix B. National-Level Street, Prison, and Outlaw Motorcycle Gang Profiles - Attorney General's Report to Congress on the Growth of Violent Street Gangs in Suburban Areas (UNCLASSIFIED)".
  2. ^ The Queen of Florencia Sam Quinones, Los Angeles (September 25, 2017)
  3. ^ a b History of the Florence 13 Gang Richard Valdemar, policemag.com (September 12, 2007)
  4. ^ As those killed at Tequila KC are laid to rest, the suspects possible gang connections KCTV (October 10, 2019)
  5. ^ 12 Gangs That Are Keeping The FBI Awake At Night Robert Johnson, Business Insider (March 18, 2014)
  6. ^ Gang rivalry grows into race war Sam Quinones, Los Angeles Times (October 18, 2007)
  7. ^ K. Peach, Stephen. Friendly Fire?: The Good, the Bad and the Corrupt. p. 187.