Los Angeles Riots of 1992

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Los_Angeles_Riots_of_1992

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	revolutionary
gptkbp:affectedArea	gptkb:Hollywood gptkb:Inglewood gptkb:South_Central_Los_Angeles gptkb:Koreatown,_Los_Angeles Compton
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:1992_Los_Angeles_riots gptkb:Rodney_King_riots
gptkbp:arrested	over 12,000
gptkbp:cause	police brutality poverty racial tensions social inequality unemployment frustration with justice system
gptkbp:commemoratedBy	April 29 (annually in Los Angeles)
gptkbp:endDate	May 4, 1992
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Los Angeles Riots of 1992
gptkbp:injuries	over 2,000
gptkbp:legacy	influence on popular culture impact on race relations in the US reforms in LAPD increased awareness of police brutality
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Los_Angeles,_California,_United_States
gptkbp:mediaCoverage	extensive national and international coverage
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Reginald_Denny_attack arson National Guard deployment widespread looting curfew imposed assaults Korean American businesses targeted federal troops deployment
gptkbp:notablePerson	gptkb:Reginald_Denny gptkb:George_H._W._Bush gptkb:Daryl_Gates gptkb:Tom_Bradley gptkb:Rodney_King
gptkbp:propertyDamage	over $1 billion
gptkbp:response	gptkb:United_States_Army gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps gptkb:California_Army_National_Guard gptkb:Los_Angeles_Police_Department Federal law enforcement
gptkbp:startDate	April 29, 1992
gptkbp:triggeredBy	acquittal of LAPD officers in Rodney King beating case
gptkbp:victim	63
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Race_Riot
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8