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'"Venice Shoreline Crips''', or known as '''VSC''', is a [[Crips]]-based gang based out of [[Venice, Los Angeles]], [[California]].
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'''Venice Shoreline Crips''', or known as '''VSLC''', is a [[Dodge City Gangster Crips]]-based gang based out of [[Venice, Los Angeles]], California.


==History==
==History==
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The Venice Shoreline Crips formed in Venice's Oakwood neighborhood, which was originally labeled as a "servant's zone" by Venice founder Abbot Kinney and one of the few places within a mile of California's coastline where blacks could own property. Due to restrictive covenants that enforced [[racial segregation]], Oakwood was set aside as a settlement area for blacks and the population increased rapidly as hundreds moved to Venice to work in the oil fields during the 1930s and 1940s. Into the 1950s, the City of Los Angeles had neglected Oakwood so much that it became known as "the ghetto by the sea" with unpaved narrow streets leading to run down bungalows, many of which lacked foundations.


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While unemployment soared with the closing of the oil fields, the 1960s brought drugs and racial tensions to Oakwood and gang membership began to rise among the already established Venice 13 gang. Inspired by the [[Black Power Movement]] and after a series of militant black riots in Venice in the late 1960s the Shoreline Crips were founded alongside some of the original Crip gangs formed by [[Tookie Williams]] and [[Raymond Washington]] in [[South Central Los Angeles]]. In the 1980s as [[crack cocaine]] was introduced and gangs began focusing more on money rather than their original politics, the Shoreline Crips became heavily involved in the narcotics business in Oakwood and on the Venice Boardwalk as well.


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The Venice Shoreline Crips formed in Venice's [[Oakwood, Los Angeles|Oakwood neighborhood]], which was originally labeled as a "servant's zone" by Venice founder Abbot Kinney and was one of the few places within a mile of California's coastline where blacks could own property. Due to restrictive covenants that enforced [[racial segregation]], Oakwood was set aside as a settlement area for blacks and the population increased rapidly as hundreds moved to Venice to work in the oil fields during the 1930s and 1940s.<ref name="SurveyLA">{{cite report |date=March 2015 |title=SurveyLA: Venice Community Plan Area |url=http://libraryarchives.metro.net/DPGTL/Archives/Tokio-VeniceCityHall-Station/SurveyLAVenice_SurveyReport_.pdf |access-date=14 September 2020 |publisher=City of Los Angeles}}</ref> Into the 1950s, the City of Los Angeles had neglected Oakwood so much that it became known as "the ghetto by the sea" with unpaved narrow streets leading to run-down bungalows, many of which lacked foundations.{{cn|date=May 2022}}
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Leading into the 1990s gunfire was heard nightly as the Shorelines warred with rival Culver City 13 after Shoreline cliques were pushed out of the [[Mar Vista Gardens]] projects. Shortly after, Oakwood exploded as a war broke out between the Shorelines and Venice 13 over control of the Venice drug trade until a cease-fire was arranged between the two gangs. In the 1980s and 1990s, when newly arrived [[White American|white]] homeowners took residency in and around the area, causing Los Angeles to combat the gang problem. Although even after a series of raids, injunctions, and other measures against them, the Shorelines have maintained a steady control over their territory with their numbers ranging in the several hundreds.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2008/feb/20/local/me-venice20 |title=19 arrested in Venice gang sweep - Los Angeles Times |publisher=Articles.latimes.com |date=2008-02-20 |accessdate=2010-08-02 |first1=Andrew |last1=Blankstein |first2=Richard |last2=Winton}}</ref>


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While unemployment soared with the closing of the oil fields, the 1960s brought drugs and racial tensions to Oakwood and gang membership began to rise among the already established Venice 13 gang. Inspired by the [[Black Power Movement]] and after a series of militant black riots in Venice in the late 1960s the Shoreline Crips were founded alongside some of the original Crip gangs formed by [[Tookie Williams]] and [[Raymond Washington]] in [[South Central Los Angeles]]. In the 1980s as [[crack cocaine]] was introduced and gangs began focusing more on money rather than their original politics, the Shoreline Crips became heavily involved in the narcotics business in Oakwood and on the Venice Boardwalk as well.{{cn|date=May 2022}}
==Venice 13==
In the early 1990s, the Shorelines became involved in a war with the neighboring Venice 13 gang over control of Oakwood's drug trade, which left almost two dozen people dead in 9 months. Eventually V13 acquired the support of fellow [[Sotel 13]], [[Santa Monica 13]], and [[Culver City 13]] [[Sureños|Sureños gangs]] through the [[Mexican Mafia]] and the war eventually ended with a cease-fire negotiated between V13 and the Shorelines in exchange for a new community center in the Oakwood neighborhood.


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Leading into the 1990s gunfire was heard nightly as the Shorelines warred with rival [[Culver City 13]] after Shoreline cliques were pushed out of the [[Mar Vista Gardens]] projects. Shortly after, Oakwood exploded with violence as a war broke out between the Shorelines and Venice 13 over control of the Venice drug trade until a cease-fire was arranged between the two gangs. In the 1980s and 1990s, newly arrived [[White American|white]] homeowners took residency in and around the area, causing Los Angeles to combat the gang problem. Although even after a series of raids, injunctions, and other measures against them, the Shorelines have maintained a steady control over their territory with their numbers ranging in the several hundreds.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2008/feb/20/local/me-venice20 |title=19 arrested in Venice gang sweep - Los Angeles Times |publisher=Articles.latimes.com |date=2008-02-20 |access-date=2010-08-02 |first1=Andrew |last1=Blankstein |first2=Richard |last2=Winton}}</ref>
==Rivals==
The Venice Shoreline Crips are rivals with many of the surrounding Latino gangs such as the [[Santa Monica 13]], Santa Monica 17th St, [[18th Street Gang|18th Street]] and the [[Culver City Boyz|Culver City 13]]. The Shorelines has also rivals with numerous Crip gangs including the Playboy Gangster Crips, Graveyard Gangster Crips, the Rollin 40's Crips, [[Rollin 60 Neighborhood Crips]], Grape Street Watts, and all [[Bloods|Blood gangs]].


==Notoriety==
==Notoriety==
In November 1980 a Venice Crip member was arrested for the murder of Sarai Ribicoff, niece of Senator [[Abraham Ribicoff]], in a robbery outside a Washington Blvd restaurant.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.virtualvenice.info/writings/sarai.htm |title=Murder of Sarai Ribicoff |publisher=Virtualvenice.info |date= |accessdate=2010-08-02}}</ref>
In November 1980 a Venice Crip member was arrested for the murder of Sarai Ribicoff, niece of Senator [[Abraham Ribicoff]], in a robbery outside a Washington Blvd restaurant.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.virtualvenice.info/writings/sarai.htm |title=Murder of Sarai Ribicoff |publisher=Virtualvenice.info |access-date=2010-08-02}}</ref>


The war with the Culver City Boyz spilled into the lives of many not affiliated with gangs as bystanders and parents began being shot at on a regular basis.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2007/dec/24/local/me-homicides24 |title=Killings decline sharply in L.A. - Los Angeles Times |publisher=Articles.latimes.com |date=2007-12-24 |accessdate=2010-08-02 |first1=Richard |last1=Winton |first2=Hector |last2=Becerra}}</ref>
The war with the Culver City Boyz spilled into the lives of many people not affiliated with gangs as bystanders and parents began being shot.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Winton |first1=Richard |last2=Becerra |first2=Hector |date=2007-12-24 |title=Killings decline sharply in L.A. |publisher=Los Angeles Times |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2007/dec/24/local/me-homicides24 |access-date=2010-08-02}}</ref>


==References==
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Revision as of 07:49, 28 April 2024

Venice Shoreline Crips, or known as VSLC, is a Dodge City Gangster Crips-based gang based out of Venice, Los Angeles, California.

History

The Venice Shoreline Crips formed in Venice's Oakwood neighborhood, which was originally labeled as a "servant's zone" by Venice founder Abbot Kinney and was one of the few places within a mile of California's coastline where blacks could own property. Due to restrictive covenants that enforced racial segregation, Oakwood was set aside as a settlement area for blacks and the population increased rapidly as hundreds moved to Venice to work in the oil fields during the 1930s and 1940s.[1] Into the 1950s, the City of Los Angeles had neglected Oakwood so much that it became known as "the ghetto by the sea" with unpaved narrow streets leading to run-down bungalows, many of which lacked foundations.[citation needed]

While unemployment soared with the closing of the oil fields, the 1960s brought drugs and racial tensions to Oakwood and gang membership began to rise among the already established Venice 13 gang. Inspired by the Black Power Movement and after a series of militant black riots in Venice in the late 1960s the Shoreline Crips were founded alongside some of the original Crip gangs formed by Tookie Williams and Raymond Washington in South Central Los Angeles. In the 1980s as crack cocaine was introduced and gangs began focusing more on money rather than their original politics, the Shoreline Crips became heavily involved in the narcotics business in Oakwood and on the Venice Boardwalk as well.[citation needed]

Leading into the 1990s gunfire was heard nightly as the Shorelines warred with rival Culver City 13 after Shoreline cliques were pushed out of the Mar Vista Gardens projects. Shortly after, Oakwood exploded with violence as a war broke out between the Shorelines and Venice 13 over control of the Venice drug trade until a cease-fire was arranged between the two gangs. In the 1980s and 1990s, newly arrived white homeowners took residency in and around the area, causing Los Angeles to combat the gang problem. Although even after a series of raids, injunctions, and other measures against them, the Shorelines have maintained a steady control over their territory with their numbers ranging in the several hundreds.[2]

Notoriety

In November 1980 a Venice Crip member was arrested for the murder of Sarai Ribicoff, niece of Senator Abraham Ribicoff, in a robbery outside a Washington Blvd restaurant.[3]

The war with the Culver City Boyz spilled into the lives of many people not affiliated with gangs as bystanders and parents began being shot.[4]

References

  1. ^ SurveyLA: Venice Community Plan Area (PDF) (Report). City of Los Angeles. March 2015. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  2. ^ Blankstein, Andrew; Winton, Richard (February 20, 2008). "19 arrested in Venice gang sweep - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. Retrieved August 2, 2010.
  3. ^ "Murder of Sarai Ribicoff". Virtualvenice.info. Retrieved August 2, 2010.
  4. ^ Winton, Richard; Becerra, Hector (December 24, 2007). "Killings decline sharply in L.A." Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 2, 2010.
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