I wouldn't consider MS 13 and 18th street gang to be your typical street gang. There rivalry is reminiscent of the days when the bloods and crips were major forces behind violence.Now a days the ms gang 13 is the Crips , and 18th street are the Bloods in terms of numbers . Its all about money and power and one more thing respect..... those days are gone .
Mara: slang for a group of young people, or mob.
Salva: reference to El Salvador.
Trucha: slang for "on guard."
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• El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, Mexico: 50,000.
Where are they? 33 states, the District of Columbia. Largest concentrations in California, Virginia and New York.
Who are they? At first, exclusively immigrants from El Salvador. Now, members from Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico.
How members distinguish themselves: Tattoos bearing the number 13, the letter M or the letters MS, the phrase "Salvadoran Pride."
Criminal activities: Stealing and exporting cars from the USA, burglary, drug sales, home invasion, weapons smuggling, carjacking, extortion, murder, rape, witness intimidation, illegal firearm sales, aggravated assault.
Sources: FBI and National Alliance of Gang Investigators Associations
Where are they? 33 states, the District of Columbia. Largest concentrations in California, Virginia and New York.
Who are they? At first, exclusively immigrants from El Salvador. Now, members from Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico.
How members distinguish themselves: Tattoos bearing the number 13, the letter M or the letters MS, the phrase "Salvadoran Pride."
Criminal activities: Stealing and exporting cars from the USA, burglary, drug sales, home invasion, weapons smuggling, carjacking, extortion, murder, rape, witness intimidation, illegal firearm sales, aggravated assault.
Sources: FBI and National Alliance of Gang Investigators Associations






