It was founded by Stanley Tookie Williams and Raymond Lee Washington who decided to merge their local gang members who were mostly 17 years old. They are currently identified as an organized crime group in the Americas involving drug trafficking, robbery, murder, burglary, prostitution, theft, and extortion.Īllies: Nortenos, Latin Kings, United Blood Nation, People Nation, and Juggalos.Įstimated Membership: 15,000 to 30,000 Cripsįounded in 1969, Los Angeles, California, the Crips are primarily an African-American (not exclusively) street gang that was formed to battle neighboring street gangs. Same as with many other gangs, the bloods comprise various sub-groups known as ‘ sets’ between which significant differences exist such as colors, clothing, operations, and even political ideas that can cause conflict with each other. Since their creation, the Bloods gangs have branched out primarily in the United States and Canada. They can also have distinctive ‘ gang signs’ (hand signs). With the escalating Crip attacks on other non-Crips gangs, several gangs that felt victimized by the Crips allied with Piru Street Boys, and soon transformed into ‘Bloods’.īloods members can be identified by the color red that is worn by their members. After the confrontation, Scott established the Piru street-gang, (known to be the first ‘Bloods’ street-gang), while Owens established the West Piru street-gang, as a protection from the Crips. It all started when Raymond Washington (One of the Crips founders) and several other Crips members confronted Sylvester Scott and Benson Owens. Getty Images/Moment/Geraint Rowland Photographyįounded in 1972, Los Angeles, California, the Bloods are primarily an African-American street gang that was initially formed to compete against the influence of the Crips.
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