Name the ex-construction worker who died in 2012, whose video-taped beating by Los Angeles police and their initial subsequent acquittals sparked the 1992 Los Angeles Riots?
1992 Los Angeles riots 1992 Los Angeles riots The 1992 Los Angeles riots (also known as the Rodney King riots, the South Central riots, the 1992 Los Angeles civil disturbance, the 1992 Los Angeles civil unrest, the 1992 Los Angeles Uprising, and the Battle of Los Angeles) were a series of riots, lootings, arsons, and civil disturbances that occurred in Los Angeles County, California in April and May 1992. The unrest began in South Central Los Angeles on April 29, after a trial jury acquitted four officers of the Los Angeles Police Department for usage of excessive force in the arrest and beating of
1992 Los Angeles riots 77% felt that the economic situation in Los Angeles had significantly worsened since 1992. From 1992–2007, the black population dropped by 123,000, while the Latino population grew more than 450,000. According to the Los Angeles police statistics, violent crime fell by 76% between 1992 and 2010, which has been a period of declining crime across the country. It was accompanied by lessening tensions between racial groups. 60% of residents reported racial tension has improved in the past 20 years, and gang activity has decreased. Simultaneous 1992 riots: Previous Los Angeles riots: Ethnic groups: 1992 Los Angeles riots The 1992 Los