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operates the nearby Southeast Community Police Station. This location resulted in a general reduction in crime in comparison to the 1990s, although the area still has a homicide rate 57% higher than the
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average. On October 26, 2014, five people were shot in the complex, including one woman who was killed, in separate incidents.
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descent, who in 1991 constituted 88 percent of the population. It is one of the largest housing projects west of the
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were filmed in Imperial Courts to give the movie a true-to-life project setting.
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The video of "Cool Like Me" by Fryar was also shot in Imperial Courts.
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The project is the subject of a 22-year documentary project called
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Public housing project in Los Angeles, California, United States
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was hosted in Watts on March 11, 2017, by organizer
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public housing
Watts, Los Angeles
California
33°55′52″N 118°13′59″W / 33.930984°N 118.233048°W / 33.930984; -118.233048
Imperial Highway
the 105 Freeway
Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles
African-American
Mexican
Mississippi River
Los Angeles Police Department
Los Angeles County
Markham Middle School
Jordan High School
Los Angeles Unified School District
TEDxWatts
Justin Mayo
Imperial Courts
P Jay Crips
Training Day
Imperial Dreams
John Boyega
"Archived copy"
the original
cite web
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"Southeast Community Police Station - Los Angeles Police Department"
"Police, Residents Discuss Reasons Behind Watts' Falling Murder Rate | Neon Tommy"
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