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How much of Los Angeles was affected by the 1992 LA Riots?

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(CNN) Here is some background information about the 1992 riots in Los Angeles. The riots stemmed from the acquittal of four white Los Angeles Police Department officers in the beating of black motorist Rodney King in 1991. read more

Outside of a few incidents (some nutbar kicked in the window of Mrs. Gooch's cookie/candy store in Beverly Hills and swiped some cupcakes or some such), the western border was at San Vicente and Wilshire. read more

Los Angeles' recovery from the 1992 riots has been slow and uneven. The unrest, which killed 53 people and injured 2,300 others, exposed racial tensions, economic inequities and institutional dysfunction. read more

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. read more

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