Gang History By jilynne1998 Feb 22, 1964 The Baby Avenues were formed by Raymond Washington. Oct 13, 1969 What later became the Crips were formed. Mar 3, 1971 Stanley's gang was absorbed into the Crips. Apr 11, 1972 The Crips were firmly organized. Nov 27, 1972 There were about eight Crip neighborhoods. Nov 28, 1972 All of South Central Los Angeles had been divided up by gangs. Dec 20, 1973 The Piru Street Boys started to form the Bloods. Aug 31, 1978 There are now around 45 Crip neighborhoods. Mar 26, 1979 Stanley Williams was convicted of four murders. Aug 9, 1979 Raymond Washington, the Crip founder, was killed by a gun. Apr 1, 1983 The Crips started to get heavily involved with drug trade. May 15, 1985 Mara Salvatrucha was set up for protection. Sep 4, 1993 United Blood Nation was formed in some New York jails. Jul 19, 1997 At least 199 individual Crip sets have been identified. Nov 16, 1999 There are at least 600 Crip sets now. Jul 13, 2003 Brenda Paz was murdered for being an MS informant. Dec 23, 2004 Everyone in a bus was killed in Honduras by the MS. Dec 13, 2005 Stanley Williams, a co-founder of the Crips, was executed. Jun 4, 2008 The police in Ontario cracked down on gangs. Jun 9, 2009 MS gang members mistakenly shot two civilians.