Crips
Street gang from Los Angeles, California / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Crips are a primarily African-American alliance of street gangs that are based in the coastal regions of Southern California. Founded in Los Angeles, California, in 1969, mainly by Raymond Washington and Stanley Williams, the Crips began as an alliance between two autonomous gangs, and developed into a loosely connected network of individual "sets", often engaged in open warfare with one another. Its members have traditionally worn blue clothing since around 1973.
Founded | 1969; 55 years ago (1969) |
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Founders | Raymond Washington and Stanley Williams |
Founding location | Los Angeles, California, United States |
Years active | 1969–present |
Territory | 41 U.S. states,[1] Canada[2] and Belize[3] |
Ethnicity | Predominantly African American[1] |
Membership (est.) | 30,000–35,000[4] |
Activities | Drug trafficking, murder, assault, auto theft, burglary, extortion, fraud, robbery[1] |
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The Crips are one of the largest and most violent associations of street gangs in the United States.[23] With an estimated 30,000 to 35,000 members in 2008,[4] the gangs' members have been involved in murders, robberies and drug dealing, among other crimes. They have a long and bitter rivalry with the Bloods.
Some self-identified Crips have been convicted of federal racketeering.[24][25]