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What is the difference between Crips and Bloods?

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G. Cole

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Answered Dec 03, 2020

The Crips was a gang formed in Los Angeles, California, in the US in the late sixties and early seventies. The Bloods, on the other hand, was created by smaller street gangs that came together to counter the growing influence of the Crips. The prominent gang who formed the Bloods was the Piru Street Boys.

The gang initially spread the philosophy that protection for the gang was necessary for its survival. This attempt at protecting the neighborhood went awry when the gang became engaged in criminal activities, such as drug dealing, murders, and robbery.

Crips became one of the largest organizations of street gangs, and their influence weakened until finally, the gang leader, Raymond Washington, was gunned down in 1979. The Crips, as well as the non-Crips, allied. They separated into another group, which was known as the Bloods. The color that represented the Bloods was red, while the color that represented the Crips was blue.

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Answered Nov 27, 2020

One difference between crips and blood is the colors that they use. Expect that Crips are going to use the color blue while the blood will use the color red. Take note that their area of domination will also be different. Blood are known to be more violent in terms of protecting their other members. Crips will have more organization. Take note that Blood and Crips are known to be street gangs that are known to have a feud against each other. You will know if a person is a member of either street gang depending on the items that they wear. Some of them would proudly show off the logo of the street gang that they belong in.
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Answered Aug 12, 2020

Crip was a gang put together in Los Angeles in the late sixties and early seventies. Blood was mainly a gang created by smaller street gangs that were all against the Crips, and so they banded together to be the opposing group. The Crips began to target other gangs as they became more prominent, and the main gang among the Crips gangs were the Pirus or Piru Street Boys.

The gang that formed from this relationship came to be known as the Bloods. The members of the Bloods wore the color red, which was their gang’s color, while the Crip’s gang color was blue. The Crips gang members were mostly African American. The groups on the East coast became involved with the United Bloods Nation or UBN, and this soon came to be known as only the Bloods.

The Crips were formed in 1969 by a man named Raymond Washington and Stanley Williams. Washington was against guns, and he decided to settle differences with a good old-fashioned fistfight. Back in the day, the major fight between these two groups had to do with control over the neighborhoods. At the same time, over time, it evolved into being a war for procuring control over criminal and illegal activities.

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Answered Aug 04, 2020

If you are not too familiar with these, these are known to be gangs. They are found on the West Coast and the East Coast, but they do have some differences that will make them easy to distinguish. Crips normally use the color blue while the Bloods normally use the color red.

On the West Coast, you can expect that there will be more Crips. On the East Coast, you can definitely find more Blood. Between the two, Blood are considered to be more violent and will be more likely to engage in fights. Crips are known to be more organized in doing their work. They also have a huge network.

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Answered Jul 31, 2020

Crips and Blood are two types of street gangs. Between the two, the Crips have been around longer. They were created in 1969 by Stanley Williams and Raymond Washington. Blood was formed as a way to try and counter the popularity of the Crips. The main way to differentiate between the two is the colors they wear. Crips wear the color blue, while blood wears the color red. Both organizations originally began as a way to have control of their neighborhoods and to keep the peace. As time went on, members of the gangs went on to affiliate themselves with criminal activities.
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