Bloods V Crips

1. Bloods v. Crips
The Notorious Street Battle

2. CRIPS
A 15 year old Fremont High School student named Raymond
Washington started a gang called the Baby Avenues in 1969
in an attempt to be like the older gangs and copy the political
activities carried out by other organizations such as the Black
Panthers. The gang named itself the Avenue Cribs eventually
and took on the nickname Cribs because most members
were very young back then. The name Crips was first brought
up in L.A. a Los Angeles newspaper in a article about young
Cribs with canes, as if they were crippled. A lot of people
believe the name came to existence because of a spelling
error

3. CRIPS
Crips usually wear blue, however, some
sets wear purple, grey and baby blue
From Lowest To Highest
T.G. (Tiny Gangster)
B.G. (Baby Gangster)
O.G. (Original Gangster)
O.O.G. (Double O.G.)
O.O.O.G. (Triple O.G.)

4. BLOODS
The Bloods street gang originated at the Centennial
High School from the Piru gang, which took its name
from Piru Street in Compton, California. The Bloods
formed to protect members from the Crips, and soon
after, other street gangs, with the same motive, started
using the names Piru and Bloods to signify their
alignment with the main gang. Although the Bloods
street gangs, or sets, are a smaller group than the Crips,
they are potentially dangerous, particularly when
present in any numbers.

5. BLOODS
The Bloods typically wear red
Sworn enemies with the Crips
Allies with anyone who considers Crips as
enemies

6. Reasons For Joining Gangs…
Kids in poverty want money, so they sell
drugs for the gangs
Kids grow up in the lifestyle and think it is
normal
Kids without families join for a sense of
being a part of a family
Gang members recruit younger kids into
the gangs

7. The Fights
Fights occur when one gang member steps
on another gangs territory or grounds.
These grounds are areas where the gangs
can sell their drugs and make money.
Fights can be just fist fights. But lots of the
time, they use firearms and other weapons
to kill

8. Presence Today…
Both gangs are still very evident in the
country
Most gang members grow up in the gang
culture and believe it is normal and a good
way to earn a living