Bloods vs. Crips
Bloods is one of the most famous street gang in America. It is an African-American street gang founded in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in mid of 1972. Red is their symbolic color, the members of the Bloods gang wear the red color for their identification. Crips are the 1st notorious African-American street gang founded in 1969 in Los Angeles, California. The gang members were traditional blue color outfits as their symbolic dress code.
Key Differences
Bloods gang members wear red color outfits as Red is the symbolic color of their gang.
Bloods gang members are 70,000 to 75,000 currently.
Crips are the 1st Pioneer large network based African American street gang founded in 1969 by Raymond Washington and Stanley Williams.
Bloods is the African American street gang established in 1972 in the result of an attack on Scott and Owens by Crips gang.
Crips gang members wear blue color outfits as blue is the symbolic color of their gang.
Crips gang members according to the latest stats are between 30,000 and 35,000.
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Bloods is a famous African America street gang established in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Crips are the 1st famous African American street gang formed in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Established In
It was founded in 1972 in response to the Crips. It is still active and working.
It was established in 1969 by Raymond Washington and Stanley Williams. It is still active and working.
Members
70,000 to 75,000 Approximately.
30,000 to 35,000 estimated.
Territory
The United States mainly but is also present in some parts of Canada as well.
The United States of America only.
Ethnicity
Primarily African American but also includes various members from different ethnicity.
Members do belong to various ethnicity, but most of them are African American.
Rivals
Sureños, Crips, Folk Nation and individual sets of various other street gangs.
Bloods, Norteños, Certain sets of Sureños as well, Ñetas, People Nation, etc.
Allies
United Blood Nation, Norteños, People Nation, Juggalos and Latin Kings.
Black Guerrilla family, La Raza Nation, Folk Nation, Gangster Disciples, etc.
Criminal Activities
Involved in all kind of illegal activities mainly including extortion, smuggling, murders, prostitution, drug trafficking, Robbery, theft, burglary, ransom, kidnapping, etc.
Leader and pioneer street gang of all illegal activities. Mostly is famous for murders, robberies, ransom, drug smuggling, prostitution, extortion, robbery, theft, burglary, etc.
Bloods and Crips Definitions
Bloods
The fluid consisting of plasma, blood cells, and platelets that is circulated by the heart through the vertebrate vascular system, carrying oxygen and nutrients to and waste materials away from all body tissues.
Crips
Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a person or animal that is partially disabled or unable to use a limb or limbs.
Bloods
A similar fluid in animals other than vertebrates.
Crips
(Slang) Something that is easily accomplished, especially an undemanding academic course.
Bloods
The juice or sap of certain plants.
Bloods
A vital or animating force; lifeblood.
Bloods
One of the four humors of ancient and medieval physiology, identified with the blood found in blood vessels, and thought to cause cheerfulness.
Bloods
Temperament or disposition
A person of hot blood and fiery temper.
Bloods
Descent from a common ancestor; parental lineage.
Bloods
Family relationship; kinship.
Bloods
Descent from noble or royal lineage
A princess of the blood.
Bloods
Recorded descent from purebred stock.
Bloods
National or racial ancestry.
Bloods
A member of a tribe of the Blackfoot confederacy inhabiting southern Alberta.
Bloods
To give (a hunting dog) its first taste of blood.
Bloods
To subject (troops) to experience under fire
"The measure of an army is not known until it has been blooded" (Tom Clancy).
Bloods
To initiate by subjecting to an unpleasant or difficult experience.
What is Bloods?
Bloods is one of the most famous street gang of USA. It was established in 1972 in Los Angeles, California. The gang came into being in response towards the activities done by the Crips (Another street gang). The members of the gang were red color dresses and outfits. Red color belongs to blood in California. It is used for their identification. Any gang member belonging from the Bloods gang will surely be wearing red color as their symbol of identification. It is primarily an African American gang, which means most of its member’s ethnicity is African American. Various hand gestures and signs are also used by this and other street gangs as well for their identification and as their trademark symbols. Bloods gang is further divided into subsets. Different subsets of the gang are based upon various activities, region, etc. The gang came into being in response to the Crips activities. Many people who were not the part of Crips were facing problems due to their influence. A moment rises against them in the form of small groups and sets, which after the passage of time developed into a whole street gang itself naming Bloods. The arch rivalry of Bloods and Crips is from the very 1st day of the establishment. Regarding opposing the Crips and break their power, various small gangs combine and merge to form a large and effective street gang. A gang named Pirus are said to play the major role in the development of Bloods and are also regarded as the founders of Bloods. At present according to some latest stats, there are approximately 75,000 Bloods gang members including a large ratio of African Americans.
What is Crips?
Crips are the 1st pioneer African American based street gang of America established in 1969. This street criminal gang was founded by Raymond Washington and Stanley Williams. Both of them were running small street gangs in west and east. They collaborated and collectively founded a new big gang with the name of Crips. Crips then started to spread wide over and soon become one of the most wanted criminal street gang of Unites States. It was founded in Los Angeles, California and their main operating network resides in California. Primarily it consists of African American members only, but soon as the gang widespread many white, Spanish, Islanders, Asians and people from other ethnicity joins it. The Crips gang members wear blue color outfits as blue is their symbolic identifying color. It is blue because it is the reaction of the torture of the prisoners in jail by the California Police. This gang possesses various symbols and hand gestures of their own. After execution of Washington and arrest of Stanly, civil war broke out between various sets of the gang. Currently, it comprises of more than 800 sets with approximately of 30,000 to 35,000 members. From the time it was established, the gang is involved in all kind of illegal activities and crimes.
