crips and bloods
the Origins
Allies: Folk Nation, Gangster Disciples, La Raza Nation, Black Guerilla Family, Juggalos.
Rivals: Bloods, People Nation, Netas
History
The Crips are a primarily African-American gang. They were founded in Los Angeles, California in 1969 by Raymond Washington and Stanley Williams. The Crips are one of the largest and most violent street gangs in the United States, with an estimated 30,000 to 35,000 members. It has been involved in murders, robberies and drug dealing, and other crimes. Stanley Tookie Williams met Raymond Lee Washington in 1969, and the two decided to unite their local gang members from the west and east sides of South Central Los Angeles in order to battle neighboring street gangs. Most of the members were 17 years old. Williams discounted the sometimes cited founding date of 1969 in his memoir, Blue Rage, Black Redemption. Gang activity in South Central Los Angeles has its roots in a variety of factors dating back to the 1950s and '60s, including post-World War II economic decline leading to joblessness and poverty, racial segregation leading to the formation of black "street clubs" by young African American men who were excluded from organizations such as the Boy Scouts, and the waning of black nationalist organizations such as the Black Panther Party and the Black Power Movement. The Crips were originally called "Common Revolution In Progress".
Rivals: Bloods, People Nation, Netas
History
The Crips are a primarily African-American gang. They were founded in Los Angeles, California in 1969 by Raymond Washington and Stanley Williams. The Crips are one of the largest and most violent street gangs in the United States, with an estimated 30,000 to 35,000 members. It has been involved in murders, robberies and drug dealing, and other crimes. Stanley Tookie Williams met Raymond Lee Washington in 1969, and the two decided to unite their local gang members from the west and east sides of South Central Los Angeles in order to battle neighboring street gangs. Most of the members were 17 years old. Williams discounted the sometimes cited founding date of 1969 in his memoir, Blue Rage, Black Redemption. Gang activity in South Central Los Angeles has its roots in a variety of factors dating back to the 1950s and '60s, including post-World War II economic decline leading to joblessness and poverty, racial segregation leading to the formation of black "street clubs" by young African American men who were excluded from organizations such as the Boy Scouts, and the waning of black nationalist organizations such as the Black Panther Party and the Black Power Movement. The Crips were originally called "Common Revolution In Progress".
Allies: Peoples Nation, Nortenos (certain sets), Latin Kings, United Blood Nation, and Juggalos
Rivals: Crips, Folk Nation, and Surenos (certain sets)
The Bloods are a primarily, though not exclusively, African American street gang founded in Los Angeles, California Mid-1972. The gang is widely known for its rivalry with the Crips. They are identified by the red color worn by their members and by particular gang symbols, including distinctive hand signs.
The Bloods comprise various sub-groups known as "sets" between which significant differences exist such as colors, clothing, and operations, and political ideas which may be in open conflict with each other. Since their creation, the Bloods gangs have branched out throughout the United States.
History
The Bloods was formed to compete with the Crips. The rivalry takes back to the 1960s when Raymond Washington and several other Crips confronted Sylvester Scott and Benson Owens, students at Centennial High School in Compton, California. In response to the attack, Scott, who lived in Compton, established the Piru street-gang, the first "Bloods" street gang. Owens established the West Piru street-gang and to this day the Bloods has about 15,000 to 20,000 members. By 1978, there were about 15 Blood sets but the Crips outnumbered the Bloods 3 to 1. In order to hold their power they began to become more violent and by the 1980s they began distributing the crack cocaine in Los Angeles
Membership
Most Blood members are African American males. Certain sets have recruited female members and as well as other members from other races and ethic backgrounds.
Identification
Bloods members identify themselves with several gang indicators such as colors, clothing, symbols, tattoos, jewelry, graffiti, language, and hand signs. The Bloods gang color is red. They like to wear sports clothing, including team jackets that show their gang color. Some of their favorite teams include the San Francisco 49ers, the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Chicago Bulls. They are also known to wear Dallas Cowboys clothing, whose logo contains a five-pointed star. Bloods use hand signs to communicate with each other and they avoid using words with the letter "C". Blood members call themselves "Crip killers". East Coast Bloods recieve a dog paw mark or three dots burned with a cigarette on their right shoulder.
Sets
Black P. Stones
Bounty Hunter Blood
United Blood Nation
Rivals: Crips, Folk Nation, and Surenos (certain sets)
The Bloods are a primarily, though not exclusively, African American street gang founded in Los Angeles, California Mid-1972. The gang is widely known for its rivalry with the Crips. They are identified by the red color worn by their members and by particular gang symbols, including distinctive hand signs.
The Bloods comprise various sub-groups known as "sets" between which significant differences exist such as colors, clothing, and operations, and political ideas which may be in open conflict with each other. Since their creation, the Bloods gangs have branched out throughout the United States.
History
The Bloods was formed to compete with the Crips. The rivalry takes back to the 1960s when Raymond Washington and several other Crips confronted Sylvester Scott and Benson Owens, students at Centennial High School in Compton, California. In response to the attack, Scott, who lived in Compton, established the Piru street-gang, the first "Bloods" street gang. Owens established the West Piru street-gang and to this day the Bloods has about 15,000 to 20,000 members. By 1978, there were about 15 Blood sets but the Crips outnumbered the Bloods 3 to 1. In order to hold their power they began to become more violent and by the 1980s they began distributing the crack cocaine in Los Angeles
Membership
Most Blood members are African American males. Certain sets have recruited female members and as well as other members from other races and ethic backgrounds.
Identification
Bloods members identify themselves with several gang indicators such as colors, clothing, symbols, tattoos, jewelry, graffiti, language, and hand signs. The Bloods gang color is red. They like to wear sports clothing, including team jackets that show their gang color. Some of their favorite teams include the San Francisco 49ers, the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Chicago Bulls. They are also known to wear Dallas Cowboys clothing, whose logo contains a five-pointed star. Bloods use hand signs to communicate with each other and they avoid using words with the letter "C". Blood members call themselves "Crip killers". East Coast Bloods recieve a dog paw mark or three dots burned with a cigarette on their right shoulder.
Sets
Black P. Stones
Bounty Hunter Blood
United Blood Nation