Crips
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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.
Key facts
- Criminal organization.name
- Crips
- Criminal organization.image
- File:Crip tattoos.jpg
- Criminal organization.caption
- Tattooed Crip
- Criminal organization.founders
- Raymond WashingtonStanley Williams
- Criminal organization.founding_location
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Criminal organization.years_active
- 1969–present
- Criminal organization.territory
- 41 U.S. states, Canada and Belize
- Criminal organization.ethnicity
- Predominantly African American
- Criminal organization.membership_est
- 30,000–35,000
- Criminal organization.activities
- Drug trafficking, murder, assault, auto theft, burglary, extortion, fraud, robbery
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Crip handsign.gif
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- Commons category
- Crips
- inception
- 1969-00-00
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Article
16 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Nicaraguan Revolution, Contras, and increased drug trafficking
- Membership
- Practices
- Language
- Criminal rackets and street activities
- Crip-on-Crip rivalries
- Alliances and rivalries
- Rivalry with the Bloods
- Alliance with the Folk Nation
- See also
- References
- Footnotes
- General
- External links
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.
The Crips are one of the largest and most violent associations of street gangs in the United States. With an estimated 30,000 to 35,000 members in 2008, 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.