1992 Los Angeles riots

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The 1992 Los Angeles riots were a series of violent civil disturbances sparked by the acquittal of police officers in the beating of Rodney King, marked by widespread unrest, looting, and arson across Los Angeles.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf civil disturbance ⓘ
riot ⓘ
urban unrest ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Los Angeles riots of 1992 ⓘ
Rodney King riots ⓘ
areaAffected Hollywood ⓘ
Koreatown, Los Angeles ⓘ
linked to: Koreatown

Pico-Union ⓘ
South Central Los Angeles ⓘ
linked to: South L.A.
cause acquittal of LAPD officers in Rodney King beating case ⓘ
consequence Christopher Commission recommendations implementation ⓘ
increased attention to police brutality in the United States ⓘ
reforms in Los Angeles Police Department ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
duration 6 days ⓘ
economicDamage approximately 1.5 billion USD ⓘ
over 1 billion USD ⓘ
endDate 1992-05-04 ⓘ
followedBy 1992 Atlanta riots ⓘ
hasCause perceived police brutality ⓘ
racial tensions in Los Angeles ⓘ
socioeconomic inequality ⓘ
hasTheme police-community relations ⓘ
racial injustice ⓘ
urban poverty ⓘ
involvedOrganization California Army National Guard ⓘ
Los Angeles Fire Department ⓘ
Los Angeles Police Department ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
United States Marine Corps ⓘ
legalOutcome federal civil rights trial of LAPD officers ⓘ
locatedIn California ⓘ
Los Angeles ⓘ
Los Angeles County ⓘ
mainEvent arson ⓘ
assaults ⓘ
looting ⓘ
property destruction ⓘ
mediaCoverage extensive live television coverage ⓘ
numberOfArrests over 10000 ⓘ
numberOfDeaths 63 ⓘ
numberOfFires over 1000 ⓘ
numberOfInjured over 2000 ⓘ
partOf history of African Americans in Los Angeles ⓘ
history of race relations in the United States ⓘ
precededBy 1980 Miami riots ⓘ
significantPerson Daryl Gates ⓘ
Rodney King ⓘ
Tom Bradley ⓘ
startDate 1992-04-29 ⓘ
triggeredBy not-guilty verdicts for four LAPD officers ⓘ
verdict in People v. Koon et al. ⓘ

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South Los Angeles → hasHistoricalEvent → 1992 Los Angeles riots ⓘ
subject linked to: South Los Angeles region
Gook → mainSubject → 1992 Los Angeles riots ⓘ
Gook → portraysEvent → Los Angeles riots of 1992 ⓘ
linked to: 1992 Los Angeles riots
Twilight: Los Angeles → focusEvent → Los Angeles riots of 1992 ⓘ
linked to: 1992 Los Angeles riots
Soundsuits → inspiredBy → Rodney King beating ⓘ
linked to: 1992 Los Angeles riots
Slow Burn → notableWorkOn → Rodney King beating and 1992 Los Angeles unrest ⓘ
linked to: 1992 Los Angeles riots
The Riot Within: My Journey from Rebellion to Redemption → mainSubject → Los Angeles riots of 1992 ⓘ
linked to: 1992 Los Angeles riots
acquittal of officers involved in Rodney King beating → hasEffect → 1992 Los Angeles riots ⓘ
subject linked to: Crystal Waters
Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982–1992 → subject → 1992 Los Angeles uprising ⓘ
linked to: 1992 Los Angeles riots
1992 Los Angeles riots → alsoKnownAs → Los Angeles riots of 1992 ⓘ
linked to: 1992 Los Angeles riots
1992 Los Angeles riots → alsoKnownAs → Rodney King riots ⓘ
linked to: 1992 Los Angeles riots
South L.A. → knownFor → 1992 Los Angeles riots ⓘ