Street gangs did not start in Los Angeles, nor is Los Angele the gang capital of the United States or the world. Tom Brokow gave Los Angeles this dubious title during a 1988 documentary, and it stuck. Los Angeles does not have the most gangs, the most gang members nor does it have the most or highest gang-related crime rate. Cities such as Newark, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., Detroit, New Orleans unfortunately have crime and homicide rates that are far beyond that of Los Angeles. In fact, Los Angeles is among one of the safest cities in the US despite the 40,000 gang members and the 300 murders per year.
What Los Angeles has is the Hollywood influence, which has celebrated Los Angeles gang culture through movies and music, and that has made gang names like the Bloods and Crips a household name. When the crime rates in the United States peaked during the early 1990s, then President Bill Clinton, mentioned the Bloods and Crips in a speech proposing his Anti-Gang and Youth Crime Control Act of 1996 that died in Congress.
Regardless, we’ve all got a role to play if we’re going to move toward a 21st century that is more free of guns and drugs and violent gangs.
The message today to the Bloods, the Crips, to every criminal gang preying on the innocent is clear: We mean to put you out of business, to break the backs of your organization, to stop you from terrorizing our neighborhoods and our children, to put you away for a very long time. We have just begun the job, and we do not intend to stop until we have finished. – President Bill Clinton, 1996
Although there are years when the City of Los Angeles leads the nation in the number of gang-related homicides, there are several reasons why this characterization is misleading. First, Los Angeles is the second most populous city in nation with 3.8 million people in 2000 and 4.1 million people in 2010, so in actual numbers it is natural for Los Angeles to lead the nation in a variety of crime categories.
Additionally the LAPD and the LA County Sheriff’s Department has an extremely vague definition of what is being called a “gang-related murder.” Often when black or Hispanics are involved in murders in the inner city as a perpetrator or victim when there is no evidence that they are gang members, the police are quick to categorize these incidents as gang-related. The primary reason why police categorize these murders as gang-related is because its easier to prosecute in court and prosecutors are able to add enhanced penalties.
When ever there is a victim or assailant involved in a murder, regardless of the actual motive, that murder will be defined as gang-related by the police in Los Angeles. For example if a woman killed her gang member nephew in a domestic situation, the police will define that murder as gang-related. This generic definition of “gang related murder” inflates motive based gang related murder by 30 percent in Los Angeles. The women would not be prosecuted as a gang member, but if a non-gang member retaliated for the murder of his best friend who was a gang member, he will certainly be prosecuted as a gang members, even is there is no evidence that this person was ever in a gang or ever previously participated in gang activity.
Los Angeles has one of the lowest crime rates in the Country and has seen homicides drop by over 60 percent from the period between 1989 – 1993 when the city was averaging over 1,000 homicides per year. Several other US cities, such as Boston, Miami, and New York have experienced similar drops. Between 2007 and 2011 the city of Los Angeles has averaged 337 homicides per year, making Los Angeles, a city of over 4 million people, one of the safest large cities in the U.S.
| Homicides in Los Angeles | ||||||
| Year | LA Gang Related |
LA All | Percent Gang Related |
Homicide Rate |
LA Sheriff’s area |
LA County wide |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 154 | |||||
| 1970 | 491 | |||||
| 1980 | 1,028 | 90 | 355 | |||
| 1985 | 150 | 777 | 19.3 | 58 | 271 | |
| 1986 | 187 | 831 | 22.5 | 59 | 328 | |
| 1987 | 205 | 812 | 25.3 | 79 | 387 | |
| 1988 | 257 | 736 | 34.9 | 96 | 452 | |
| 1989 | 303 | 874 | 34.7 | 116 | 554 | |
| 1990 | 329 | 983 | 33.5 | 170 | 690 | |
| 1991 | 375 | 1025 | 36.6 | 207 | 771 | |
| 1992 | 430 | 1092 | 39.4 | 187 | 803 | |
| 1993 | 346 | 1077 | 32.1 | 162 | 720 | |
| 1994 | 370 | 850 | 43.5 | 218 | 782 | |
| 1995 | 408 | 838 | 48.7 | 215 | 807 | |
| 1996 | 295 | 707 | 41.7 | 165 | 614 | |
| 1997 | 207 | 566 | 36.6 | 124 | 450 | |
| 1998 | 176 | 419 | 42.0 | 121 | 399 | |
| 1999 | 136 | 420 | 32.4 | |||
| 2000 | 331 | 551 | 60.1 | |||
| 2001 | 346 | 587 | 58.9 | |||
| 2002 | 350 | 654 | 53.5 | |||
| 2003 | 262 | 526 | 49.8 | |||
| 2004 | 291 | 515 | 56.5 | |||
| 2005 | 244 | 490 | 49.8 | |||
| 2006 | 266 | 478 | 55.7 | |||
| 2007 | 228 | 396 | 57.6 | |||
| 2008 | 167 | 381 | 43.9 | |||
| 2009 | 157 | 315 | 49.8 | |||
| 2010 | ? | 297 | ? | |||
| 2011 | ? | 294 | ? |
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Say hell no to all mexicans there dumb thats why california is broke overpopulated by dumb mexican dont nothing but wanna take over then mess everything up
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California was in a debt laden state b4 anyone from mexico to central America arrived here all people from these countries want positive representation not be judged and stereotyped by what the news and other programming wants to portray Hispanics as in fact all regions mainly south central and other regions and cities in los angeles county were ravaged by murders gangs and drug sells guess what they did not come from mexico or central America these first of all they were not here and if they were they were not born yet or old enough the 1980’s in la county was no pleasant site so b4 you abominate all Hispanics I say it is unfair to do so just because a small percentage overshadows the positive citizens
Hispanic is not a race. Most Mexicans are Indians (Aztecs) some are white and a small percentage are black. Hispanic is someone that comes from a Spanish speaking country, or who’s ancestor’s came from a Spanish speaking country. It is not a race of people. Dominicans, are mostly black, they share the same island with Haiti, yet they are hispanic only because of their language. Puerto Ricans are mostly white but are Hispanic also. How can you have three different races and consider them the same by saying they are Hispanic? It doesn’t make any sense! And no your not Latin! Latin is a language not a race.
According to official stats, there is a 100,000 gang membership in Cape Town (South africa)…that’s more than LA and Chicago combined… Plus it has more than 1500 homicides per year. So the US aint as dangerous as it used to be, or as ya’ll portray it to be.
OLB..Orientalz Originalz Outlawz.. Where all my Oz at?!??? LA, LB, SB, OC, SD, RiverSide, Stockton and the rest whoop whoop!!
Ill Phaness check my files I’m an OG from Barson , I started a new set in Citrius Kounty aka Orange County aka Juice County Ni66ah TUSTIN PIRU on minez! SuWoooo to all my Bloods
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ISIS want all gangs from LA to recruit them to their war in Middle East. SEND SEND THEM!
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Massage? Or message? Dumb ass. Tf u know about Isis?
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gangs Members of racial biased motivated organizd supremacist group are targeting single womem for bank fraud forcing the women to file chapter 7 and chapter 13 bankrupticies whippimhg the women to the brain and forcing women and children out of thier houes the group leader Raymond Austin and family ramone Austin sheila austin Frances Taylor Lorrraine Robimson Gwendolyn Regina taylor bridgette Tayylor Humprey Moore Jr Lisa Moore Edwards Dave Wilburn glenn Harper and two sons Barbara Presley Tasha Presley kiesha Presley Darlena Austin Campbell Joseph Smith Sheila Smith Tmi Little
austin MEMPHIS TN AND HIS BROTHER MARK AUSTIN CHARLES AUSTIN INDIANAPOLIS HAVE FORMED ALLIES WITH THE FAM MOBS OF NORTH MEMPHIS TN LATIN KINGS INDIANAPOLIS IN GANGSTER DISCIPLES representing! yeah baby
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The family is a new hate motivated organized Supremacist group comprised of family and street gang associates based out of Memphis Tn led by a man named Raymond Austin And biological family members Memphis Tn Georgia Denton Tami Little Detreisse Denton Demetria Denton Lillie Bell Chairman Marcus Payne Denitra Chairman IRA Chairman and female friend Liz a dark complexion woman African descent Memphis Tn Ira’s brothers and sisters Memphis Tn Erick Jessie Jessica John Moore Donna Moore Joshua Austin Vicksburg Miss Mark Austin Memphis Tn Claude Smith III and Alandrous Williams and Tasha Presley in Memphis Tn ain’t giving a ish causing trouble for the West Coast along with Glenn Harper Hickory Hill Dave Wilburn Williie Braddock Jr Barbara Kinchelow and the Kinchelow family Memphis Tn Indianapolis In Casey and Charles Austin Ira Morgan Mempho Ten . We coming for you southern Ni66ahs.
la and westminister members of the family facilitating street gang crimes are gregory alias last name of Taylor with his sister nene and brother red a woma named tasha presley and denitra chatman gong ho TALKING ND BRAGGING about the two murders committed in memphis tn in which they were involved in and conspirators in with his nephew Milton owens.crazy huh who does that?
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Thanks, I have been seeking for details about this subject for ages and yours is the best I have discovered so far.
Look up Steven Carvajal MTC. Those dudes from CM snitched on him cause he put in work on their so called hood in Friendly Village. Dude that snitched was named Auturo Gonzalez. So it’s definitely true. Amazing what you can find on the internet these days. LOL
CM are snitching!!!
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if anyone is from La Rana EST please let me know if you have any contact or knowledge of where my dad is at please ! im his daughter and im desperately trying to meet after 27 years of searching for him. his name is Charles ray banda (chuckie) thank you and god bless
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Mfs known as the family Racist gang Members murdered two mf in Vh in Memphis Tennessee named by Raymond Austin V Esther Caldwell Toya Ray Polk Jesse Chatman Doris Little Georgia Denton Charles Baby Charles Kinchelow.Jr Naptown boy Antoinette Neely Brittany Neely Lisa Moore Edwards Shea Motorcycle Club members and Mark Austin Indianapolis In naptown dude Glenn Harper Byron Kinchelow naptowm dude Joshua Austin Vicksburg Miss Sheila Austin and Darlene Austin attempted to Murder a woman named Tia Christian in Memphis Tennessee during mfbf . One dude murdered by this crew Melvin Robinson material witnesses.
Others witnesses the were Dave Wilburn.Willie J Braddock Jr Ronald Glenn Taylor Gwendolyn Regina Taylor Lorraine Lo Baby Robinson Robbie Moore Shelby county Tn Memphis Tennessee Clarence Jefferson Orange County Tn . These mfs are IG.
-Looking for 60 bs, Lorraine Robinson , Dawna Lawson Melanie Grant Joshua Austin Bettye Austin Cynthia Williams Anthony MCGhee who snitched and. murdered a 30 year-old Shelby County Tn with a dude named Charles Kinchelow Jr Jaqueline Benard Vicksburg Miss Carl Kinchelow Kemeesha Minor Claude Smith III Raymond Austin Earline Austin, Jamberlyn Voss Sheila Smith lk to be Memphis Tn. Clarence Jefferson BTCME. May be wanted by others
Damn I thought LA had more crime than Washington D.C.
Westminster. CA dude Gregory Taylor alias last name and Cathi Woodard Anaheim,CA Darlene Austin Watson, Cedric Henry Fort Worth, Tx Tosha Jones Memphis, Tn chick snitched on one of our boys in so cal. Mf can’t put in work. Got the feds on us.
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Man u all not in ur rite minds post all ur bullish so the cops can see ur ish with ur names placasos all chingones lol chingones all day in till ish goes crazy I pray for u all to grow some sense to no who cares
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