Technically, the Scraps have a greater number. However, even with them being bigger, they still can't get rid of the Nortenos. In Northern Cali, or where ever the Norteno Homeboys are, you'll find the ones putting it down for the North. You will hear the Scraps saying their taking over, but if they are, why are the Nortenos still here, still taking Scraps out? Even if they are not in L.A, it doesn't make a difference the Nortenos will always be here as long as the Scraps are here.
The Nortenos are a mostly Mexican-American gang started in Nortern California. All Nortenos are under the bigger Nuestra Familia......The Nortenos biggest rivals are a gang under the Mexican Mafia called the Surenos & other Norteno rivals are the Crips gang....
The Northsiders and the southsiders (Nortenos and surenos...
Surenos are the true chapetes NOT Nortenos
Surenos are bigger than Nortenos.Nortenos are only in Northern California while the Sureno sets are all over California and the U.S.There is Nortenos in some states but they are not in big numbers like the Surenos and I know because im an officer.
California Surenos are bigger with out no doubt organized crime is their major.Ask the people in Salinas California they will tell you about the big MPL13,VGS,HBN,LPT AND CST Gangs.
Both Surenos & Nortenos have been around since the 1960's.
Each number stand for a letter in the alphabet for surenos the number is 13 stands for the letter M which stands for the MEXICAN MAFIA... the number 14 for nortenos stands for the letter N witch stands for NUESTRA FAMILIA....
Both Surenos and Nortenos carry themselves with pride. They both represent Latino Pride.
Nortenos are a mostly Mexican gang that's under the Blood Alliance along with other gangs such as the Bloods, Pirus, & Brims to name a few. Their biggest rivals are gangs under the Mexican Mafia(Surenos, MS-13 & Eighteen Street) to name a few, and the Crips. Nortenos wear the color red to show their affiliation to the Blood Alliance. *Nortenos call Surenos scaps cause a scrap is like a piece of trash, Nortenos think that Surenos are very trashy and dirty looking so that would be where it comes from. *Nortenos also call Surenos Surrats(Sewer Rats) cause rats like Surenos are dirty and sneaky & they tend to come in packs just like rats.
Surenos are a powerful gang but it's really no such thing as ''the most powerful gang'' cause it's so many powerful one's.... Bloods(Includes Pirus & Nortenos) Crips(Includes Hoover Criminals) Mexican Mafia(Includes gangs like Surenos, Ms-13 & Eighteen St.)
Norteous is cutier
The Surenos are enemies with Nortenos, Bloods, Crips, Tiny Raskals Gang & in some states they're rivals with Folk Nation & People Nation gangs such as the Almighty Latin King & Queen Nation(People Nation gang) and the Gangster Disciples Nation(Folk Nation gang)....