The Crips: Inside the World's Most Notorious Gangs 🎥

Hardest Gangs in Downtown LA ~ Crips Hardest Gangs Full Documentary<br /><br />The Crips are a primarily African-American gang. They were founded in Los Angeles, California in 1969 mainly by Raymond Washington and Stanley Williams. What was once a single alliance between two autonomous gangs is now a loosely connected network of individual sets, often engaged in open warfare with one another.<br /><br />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. It has been involved in murders, robberies and drug dealing, among other crimes. Its members traditionally wear blue clothing, a practice that has waned somewhat due to police crackdowns on gang members.<br /><br />Crips have a long and bitter rivalry with the Bloods. Crips have served in the United States armed forces and on bases in the United States and abroad.