The 1992 Los Angeles riots were a series of riots and civil disturbances that occurred in Los Angeles County, California, United States, during April and May 1992. Unrest began in South Central Los Angeles on April 29, after a jury acquitted four officers of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) charged with using excessive force in the arrest and beating of Rodney King. The incident had been videotaped by George Holliday, who was a bystander to the incident, and was heavily broadcast in various news and media outlets.
Aftermath of the riots
South Central Los Angeles, where much of the rioting took place
Looking northeast from the southwestern corner of Florence and Normandie, in March 2010
National Guard soldiers patrolling the streets
Los Angeles Police Department
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), officially known as the City of Los Angeles Police Department, is the primary law enforcement agency of Los Angeles, California, United States. With 8,832 officers and 3,000 civilian staff, it is the third-largest municipal police department in the United States, after the New York City Police Department and the Chicago Police Department.
Rampart Community Police Station, one of the LAPD's 21 stations across the city
The Police Administration Building, the LAPD's headquarters since 2009
LAPD officers patrolling the former Staples Center during a Los Angeles Lakers game
LAPD bicycle officers in 2014
