| Founded | 1930s |
|---|---|
| Founding location | Florence, Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Years active | 1930s–present |
| Territory | South Los Angeles Mexico Brazil Netherlands Canada Oregon Colorado Florida Hyde park Washington |
| Ethnicity | Mexican American |
| Membership (est.) | 8,000-20,000+[1][2] |
| Activities | Drug trafficking, assault, robbery, extortion, arms trafficking, theft, murder, racketeering, illegal gambling, and fraud |
| Allies | Mexican Mafia[3] Sureños[4] Pueblo Bishop Bloods Mad Swan Bloods Harvard Park Brims East Coast Crips (Former rivals) |
| Rivals | 18th Street gang[5] 38th Street gang[6] [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.
- ^ "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)".
- ^ The Queen of Florencia Sam Quinones, Los Angeles (September 25, 2017)
- ^ a b History of the Florence 13 Gang Richard Valdemar, policemag.com (September 12, 2007)
- ^ As those killed at Tequila KC are laid to rest, the suspects possible gang connections KCTV (October 10, 2019)
- ^ 12 Gangs That Are Keeping The FBI Awake At Night Robert Johnson, Business Insider (March 18, 2014)
- ^ a b Gang rivalry grows into race war Sam Quinones, Los Angeles Times (October 18, 2007)
- ^ K. Peach, Stephen. Friendly Fire?: The Good, the Bad and the Corrupt. p. 187.
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