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January 1986

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Gang Wars Over Crack Markets Kill 328 in Los Angeles County in 1986

LAPD reports 328 gang-related homicides in Los Angeles County in 1986, up from 205 in 1985. Most victims are young Black men in South LA neighborhoods where Crips and Bloods have organized around crack cocaine distribution territory.

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  1. 1986
    Gang Wars Over Crack Markets Kill 328 in Los Angeles County in 1986

    LAPD reports 328 gang-related homicides in Los Angeles County in 1986, up from 205 in 1985. Most victims are young Black men in South LA neighborhoods where Crips and Bloods have organized around crack cocaine distribution territory.

  2. 1986
    Los Angeles Gang Wars Over Crack Markets Kill Hundreds

    By 1986, the Crips and Bloods gang federations in Los Angeles have organized around crack cocaine distribution territory. LAPD reports 328 gang-related homicides in Los Angeles County in 1986, up from 205 in 1985. Most victims are young Black men in South LA. Chief Daryl Gates responds with mass-arrest sweeps, detaining hundreds of Black youth without charges under Operation HAMMER.