the 1992 los angeles riots occurred in 1970
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