The 1992 Los Angeles riots were a series of event of organized action.
The 1992 Los Angeles riots , also known as the Rodney King riots , the South Central riots , the 1992 Los Angeles civil disturbance , the 1992 Los Angeles civil unrest , and the Los Angeles uprising , were a series of riots , lootings , arsons , and civil disturbances that occurred in Los Angeles County , California in April and May 1992 .	Rodney King	Rodney King	riots	riots	arsons	arsons	civil disturbance	civil disturbance	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles County, California	California	California
A riot -LRB- -LSB- rat -RSB- -RRB- is a form of civil disorder commonly characterized by a group lashing out in a violent public disturbance against authority , property or people .	civil disorder	civil disorder	authority	authority	property	property	people	people
