Compton

Compton is a city located in Southern Los Angeles County, California, USA, south-southeast of downtown Los Angeles. The city was incorporated in 1888. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 93,493. An inner suburb of Los Angeles, Compton lives up to the reputation of most inner city/inner suburban areas across the United States due to its high level of poverty and elevated crime rate found in the city. Despite the city's mark on African-American culture, Compton has a multiracial and multi-ethnic population. The city boasts an equestrian club, an astronomy program for teenagers, and the Major League Baseball Academy.

In 2006, the Morgan Quitno Corporation rated Compton as the most dangerous city in the United States with a population of 75,000 to 99,999, and fourth most dangerous overall. The city is notorious for gang violence, primarily caused by the Bloods, the Crips, and Hispanic gangs. Compton's violent reputation was popularized in the late 1980s by the rise to prominence of local gangsta rap groups Compton's Most Wanted, Eazy-E and N.W.A., who released the famous album Straight Outta Compton in 1988. Since then, "Compton" has become a euphemism for anything ghetto-related or gang-related. The most recent rapper from Compton to popularize the city's gang culture is The Game, with his albums The Documentary (2005) and Doctor's Advocate (2006).

Compton has a homicide rate about eight times higher than the national average, most of which are gang killings. Economic conditions and Compton's location as the center of the South Los Angeles "ghettos" make crime prevention more difficult. Although crime rates had been falling for years after the crack epidemic of the 1980s and early 1990s, Compton has in recent years witnessed spikes in the rate of violent crime.

Compton had 72 murders in 2005, which is a per capita rate significantly higher than the national average for small cities. Recently in an effort to combat this gun violence the Compton citizens were given the option to hand over their guns to the police, and receive a $100 check for various goods. During 2006, Compton has deployed twice as many sheriff deputies and the murder rate has decreased from 22 in four months, to just five. Like parts of Los Angeles and Long Beach, Compton is also a hot bed for racial violence between Blacks and Latinos.

Gangs

Acacia Block Compton Crips - more info needed

Chester Street Compton Crips - more info needed

Mayo Ave Compton Crips - more info needed

Mob Piru Bloods - more info needed

Neighbor Hood Compton Crips - more info needed

Nutty Blocc Compton Crips - more info needed

South Side Compton Crips - more info needed

Ward Lane Compton Crips - more info needed

Local Contacts

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Compton Police Gangs