How many people died in the 92 LA riots?

The 1992 Los Angeles riots, also known as the 1992 Los Angeles uprising, were a string of riots and other civil unrest that took place in Los Angeles County, California, in April and May 1992.

How many people died in the 92 LA riots?

In total, 63 people died during the riots with as many as 2,383 people reported injured. This included nine individuals shot by police and one by the National Guard. Of those killed during the riots, 2 were Asian, 28 were black, 19 were Latino, and 15 were white. Per reports, no law enforcement officials were killed during the riots.

On April 29, after four Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers were found not guilty of using excessive force in Rodney King’s detention and beating, unrest broke out in South Central Los Angeles. This incident was captured on camera and broadcast heavily on television.

The rioting took place in several areas in the Los Angeles metropolitan area as thousands of people rioted over six days following the verdict’s announcement.