Diamond Crip

Diamond Crip aka Six Deuce Diamond Crips are reputedly the oldest crip gang in Northern California and one of the first Crip Gangs outside the Los Angeles area. Their origins hail from Fresno, California. Traces of this gang can also be found in Lowell, Massachusetts and Portland, Oregon. In earlier years the Diamond Crips were known as the Diamond Boyz. It wasn't until a youth from L.A., who was affiliated with the Eastside/East Coast Crips, initiated the merger with his friends from Central California. Thus, in the late 70's, the Diamond Crip Gang was born. The numbers 6 and 2 were homage to 62nd street, the members of this gang were responsible for Diamonds becoming Crips and they are affiliated under the East Coast Crip banner. As time went, Diamond Crip felt the need to self identify as a sole entity crip gang that operated under the Northern California card (set), separating from their Southern California counterpart. 62 became interchangeable as a alphanumeric symbol to the initials "FB" (Fresno Boyz).