Crime In Los Angeles
By L. Ray
Crimes and percent of change
Crime rate
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Watts Riot
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August 11, 1965
34 Killed
1032 people injured
4000 people arrested
600 Buildings damaged
$35 million in damages
Rodney King Riots
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1992
Rioting
Looting
Assault
Arson
Murder
53 Injured
5 National guardsmen injured
Crips and Bloods
• Rivalry gangs
• 40 year span
• Causes
1. Poverty
2. Segregation
3. Family breakdown
4. Parental incarceration
Compton
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Most dangerous city in the U.S.
Gang violence
Crips
Bloods
Latino Gangs
Gun violence rampid
How you can help
• Join the Los Angeles Police Foundation
• Make a donation to honor or memorialize
a friend, relative or colleague
• Contribute to the Lori Gonzalez
Scholarship Fund for students entering the
field of law enforcement
• Support events such as the True Blue gala
at Paramount Studios
Los Angeles Police
Foundation
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Los Angeles,
California 90071
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