LA Riots

Extracted Attributes

• Arrests

  Over 12000

• Duration

  6 days

• End Date

  1992-05-04

• Injuries

  2383

• Location

  Los Angeles County, California, United States

• Fatalities

  63

• Start Date

  1992-04-29

• Significance

  Most destructive period of local unrest in US history

• Primary Cause

  Acquittal of four LAPD officers in Rodney King beating

• Alternate Name

  1992 Los Angeles uprising

• Impacted Areas

  South Central Los Angeles, Koreatown, Pico-Union neighborhood, Florence Boulevard and Normandie Avenue

• Property Damage

  Over $1 billion

• Key Figure Blamed

  LAPD Chief Daryl Gates

• Resolution Method

  Deployment of over 10,000 armed responders (California National Guard, U.S. military, federal law enforcement agencies)

Timeline

• Rodney King beating incident occurs and is videotaped by George Holliday. (Source: Wikipedia, web_search_results)

  1991-03

• A jury acquits four Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers charged with using excessive force in the Rodney King beating; riots begin in South Central Los Angeles. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, web_search_results)

  1992-04-29

• Widespread looting and fires are reported across LA County; a dusk-to-dawn curfew is imposed. (Source: web_search_results)

  1992-04-30

• Rodney King makes an emotional plea, asking 'Can we all get along?'; President George Bush orders military troops and riot-trained federal officers to Los Angeles. (Source: web_search_results)

  1992-05-01

• The city of Los Angeles is largely brought under control. (Source: web_search_results)

  1992-05-02

• The six-day period of civil unrest concludes, resulting in 63 deaths, 2,383 injuries, over 12,000 arrests, and more than $1 billion in property damage. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  1992-05-04

1992 Los Angeles riots

The 1992 Los Angeles riots (also called the 1992 Los Angeles uprising) were a series of riots and civil disturbances that occurred in Los Angeles County, California, United States, during April and May 1992. Unrest began in South Central Los Angeles on April 29, after a jury acquitted four officers of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) charged with using excessive force in the arrest and beating of Rodney King. The incident had been videotaped by George Holliday, who was a bystander to the incident, and was heavily broadcast in various news and media outlets. The rioting took place in several areas in the Los Angeles metropolitan area as thousands of people rioted over six days following the verdict's announcement. Widespread looting, assault, and arson occurred during the riots, which local police forces had difficulty controlling. The situation in the Los Angeles area was resolved after the California National Guard, United States military, and several federal law enforcement agencies deployed more than 10,000 of their armed responders to assist in ending the violence and unrest. When the riots including multiple shootouts had ended, 63 people had been killed, 2,383 had been injured, more than 12,000 had been arrested, and estimates of property damage were over $1 billion, making it the most destructive period of local unrest in US history. Koreatown, situated just to the north of South Central LA, was disproportionately damaged because of racial tensions between the Black and Asian communities. Much of the blame for the extensive nature of the violence was attributed to LAPD chief of police Daryl Gates, who had already announced his resignation by the time of the riots, for failure to de-escalate the situation and overall mismanagement.

Web Search Results

• 1992 Los Angeles riots - Wikipedia

  The 1992 Los Angeles riots (also called the 1992 Los Angeles uprising) were a series of riots and civil disturbances that occurred in Los Angeles County, California, United States, during April and May 1992. Unrest began in South Central Los Angeles on April 29, after a jury acquitted four officers of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) charged with using excessive force in the arrest and beating of Rodney King. The incident had been videotaped by George Holliday, who was a bystander to [...] The rioting took place in several areas in the Los Angeles metropolitan area as thousands of people rioted over six days following the verdict's announcement. Widespread looting, assault, and arson occurred during the riots, which local police forces had difficulty controlling. The situation in the Los Angeles area was resolved after the California National Guard, United States military, and several federal law enforcement agencies deployed more than 10,000 of their armed responders to assist [...] The Parker Center crowd grew riotous at approximately 9 p.m., eventually making their way through the Civic Center, attacking law enforcement, overturning vehicles, setting objects ablaze, vandalizing government buildings and blocking traffic on US Route 101 going through other nearby districts in downtown Los Angeles looting and burning stores. Nearby Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) firefighters were shot at while trying to put out a blaze set by looters. The mayor had requested the

• LA rioters looking for 'next George Floyd,' says 1992 'rooftop Korean'

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• LA Riots Timeline of Events: Rodney King Verdict and Aftermath

  Thirty years ago this week, widespread violence erupted in Los Angeles in the aftermath of the acquittal of four white Los Angeles Police Department officers in the videotaped beating of Rodney King. More than 60 people were killed and 2,300 were injured in days of fires, looting and violence that followed the verdict. Thousands of fires burned and property damage was estimated at $1 billion. Stream Los Angeles News for free, 24/7, wherever you are. Watch button [...] April 30, 1992: Looting and fires are reported across LA County. Some business owners form armed community teams in the absence of a police presence. A dusk-to-dawn curfew is imposed in large portions of the city of Los Angeles and the surrounding county. A building burns during the 1992 Los Angeles riots. May 1, 1992: In an emotional plea for an end to the violence, King stands before TV cameras and asks, "Can we all get along?” [...] LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 30: Smoke fills the skies above the Los Angeles Memorial coliseum as arson fires burned on Thursday, April 30, 1992. Major Los Angeles-area sports events were canceled, postponed or relocated due to rioting and violence. (Photo by Myung Chun/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images)

• Los Angeles Riots of 1992 | Summary, Rodney King, LAPD, Deaths ...

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• Riots erupt in Los Angeles after police officers are ... - History.com

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