These increases were primarily driven by profits from crack cocaine distribution. Blood membership soon rose dramatically as did the number of states in which they were present. During the 1980s, Bloods began distributing crack cocaine in Los Angeles. To assert their power, the Bloods became increasingly violent. The Pirus are therefore considered the founders of the Bloods.īy 1978, there were 15 Blood sets. Several gangs that felt victimized by the Crips joined the Pirus to create a new federation of non-Crips neighborhoods. By late 1972, the Pirus held a meeting in their neighborhood to discuss growing Crip pressure and intimidation. The Brims struck back on August 4, 1972, by murdering Thomas Ellis, an original Westside Crip. This marked the first Crips murder against another gang member and motivated non-Crip gangs to align with each other.

On June 5, 1972, three months after Ballou's murder, Fredrick 'Lil Country' Garret was murdered by a Westside Crip. Stones, Athens Park Boys and other gangs not aligned with the Crips often clashed with them. Several non-Crips gangs formed during this period were no match for the Crips and became concerned with the escalating Crip attacks. The sensational media coverage of the crime and the continued assaults by the Crips increased their notoriety. Ballou was beaten to death after refusing to give up his leather jacket. On March 21, 1972, shortly after a concert featuring Wilson Pickett and Curtis Mayfield, 20 youths belonging to the Crips attacked and robbed Robert Ballou Jr. Many of the non-Crip gangs used to call one another 'blood'. The Bloods was initially formed to provide members protection from the Crips. Owens subsequently established the West Piru gang. As a result, Scott formed the Piru street-gang, the first 'Bloods' gang. The rivalry originated in the 1960s when Raymond Washington and other Crips attacked Sylvester Scott and Benson Owens, two students at Centennial High School in Compton, California. The Bloods gang was formed initially to compete against the influence of the Crips in Los Angeles. Since the gang's creation, it has branched throughout the United States. The Bloods comprise various subgroups known as 'sets', among which significant differences exist, such as colors, clothing, operations, and political ideas that may be in open conflict with each other. It is identified by the red color worn by its members and by particular gang symbols, including distinctive hand signs. The gang is widely known for its rivalry with the Crips.

The Bloods are a primarily African-American street gang founded in Los Angeles, California.

Drug trafficking, murder, assault, auto theft, burglary, extortion, fraud and robbery

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