Santa Monica 13
| Founding location | Santa Monica, California, United States |
|---|---|
| Territory | Santa Monica, El Monte, San Gabriel Valley, Delano, Southern California. Others have spread to other states such as Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. |
| Ethnicity | Hispanic, mainly Mexican-American |
| Criminal activities | Murder, drug trafficking, extortion, assault, auto theft, robbery |
| Allies | Santa Monica 17th Street, Venice 13, Culver City 13 |
| Rivals | 18th Street gang, Sotel 13, Venice Shoreline Crips, MS-13, Graveyard Crips in Santa Monica, Rollin 60s Neighborhood Crips, Bloods, Pirus |
Santa Monica 13 or SMG is a Mexican-American street gang located in Santa Monica, California (US). They reside mainly in the Pico Neighborhood of Santa Monica, which is said to be one of the last remaining ghettos of the Westside. Even though Santa Monica 13 is a Sureño gang, they wear their traditional black bandanas. The acronym SM17 refers to Santa Monica 17th Street, which is the gang's primary subset or "clique". They write up "SMG" or "Santa Monica Gang" to show solidarity[1]
History
The Santa Monica Gang was the first gang to originate on the Westside of Los Angeles back in the late 1920s, formerly known as the Santa Monica Tomato Patch Gang. They had given birth to all the surrounding gangs in the area. The gang simply became known as Santa Monica 13 and with the creation of the Mexican Mafia in the 1950s are known for their violence ways - Los Angeles and California | The Gang Experts | Bloods | Crips | Surenos | 18th Street | Mara Salvatrucha. 15 October 2009, web: Alex Alonso.</ref>
Cliques
The cliques are the 17th Street gang are the: "Pee Wee Locos" and 13 lil lokos [1] and active cliques like the Santa Monica 13 are the "Little Locos". Meanwhile, other cliques , including: 11th Street Chavos, 17th Street Tiny Locos, 17th Street Locas, 20th Streeters, 21st. Deadend Winos, Midget Locos and the Crickets.
Graffiti
The gang's graffiti includes the symbols: "SM" "SMG", "SM13" or "SMX3" and for the 17th Street gang, "SM17" or "SMXVII" plus "SMX7" or "SMXV2st".[2]
References
- 1 2 "Wallbangin' Graffiti and Gangs in L.A.", Susan A. Phillips, University of Chicago, 2010, web: Uch6677.
- ↑ "Los Angeles CityBeat - Gangster's Paradise Lost." Los Angeles CityBeat, front page. 15 October 2009, web: DRom-gangs.