# Canonical recap data for 1992 Los Angeles Riots (1992)
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slug: los-angeles-riots
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1992/los-angeles-riots"
title: 1992 Los Angeles Riots
subtitle: Six days of civil unrest erupted after acquittal of police officers in Rodney King's beating, exposing decades of racial tension in urban America.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1992-04-29
endDate: 1992-05-04
datePrecision: day
year: 1992
decade: 1990
country:
name: United States
slug: united-states
summaryShort: Los Angeles, California, experienced a series of riots and civil disturbances from April 29 to May 3, 1992. Civil 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
summaryLong: Los Angeles, California, experienced a series of riots and civil disturbances from April 29 to May 3, 1992. Civil 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 Holiday, who was a bystander to the incident, and was heavily reported on by various news and media outlets.
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heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "1992 Los Angeles riots"
importance: 79
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_Los_Angeles_riots"
  title: 1992 Los Angeles riots
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- protest
metaDescription: Los Angeles, California, experienced a series of riots and civil disturbances from April 29 to May 3, 1992. Civil unrest began in South Central Los Angeles on A
wikidataQid: Q696187
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260701180659/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_Los_Angeles_riots"
  capturedAt: 2026-07-01
  label: 1992 Los Angeles riots
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_Los_Angeles_riots"
