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How Did The Blood And Crip Gangs Reduce Gang Violence?

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As the two gangs continued to grow, different Blood and Crip gangs in Los Angeles and all over the United States continued the rivalry that started in the '70s. The Compton Crips occupied the same territory as the Bloods, the two gangs inevitably came into conflict with one another. The Bloods and the Crips were extremely territorial and quite ambitious in protecting their neighborhood against invasion by one another as well as other opponent gangs. Crip gangs started to use graffiti to mark their territory. The areas Crip gangs occupied became known as the "hood," and leaders began taking on new gang members from local neighborhoods. Due to the large number of gang members occupying a relatively small area of Los Angeles, the gangs developed

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