LOS ANGELES.

They were called the Watts Riots because that is the area of Los Angeles the riots occurred in.

The 1992 Los Angeles riots stemmed from the acquittal of four white Los Angeles Police Department officers in the beating of black motorist Rodney King in 1991.

The 1965 Watts Riots in Los Angeles were mainly the result of racism.

On the April 29 1992, after the acquittal of three Los Angeles police officers video taped of beating black motorist Rodney King, the Los Angeles riots broke out. It was also known as the 1992 Los Angeles Civil Unrest.