Brixton is an area of South London, England.

Brixton is a multiethnic community, with around 24 percent of Brixtons population being of African and/or Caribbean descent, giving to Brixton the name of the capital of the British African-Caribbean community in London. Now is a better place, but in the past Brixton was an area with severe social / economic problems; the British African-Caribbean community was suffering high unemployment, low wages, poor housing and a high crime rate . The police were often unavailable to, and hostile towards, members of the Black community; Through the heavy use of the SUS law a law which allowed police to stop and search any men or women on the basis of a mere 'suspicion' of wrong-doing - black youths were often physically and / or psychologically abused. The SUS law gave people more reason to mistrust the police, so there were many riots in the streets of Brixton. On the evening of the 10th of April, a black youth who had been stabbed in an attack was being questioned by police in Atlantic Road. A crowd gathered and, as the police didnt appear to be providing the medical help the victim needed, the crowd tried to intervene. Finally the youth was taken to a hospital, but some rumours spread that the youth had been left to die by the police, or sometihng similar. Then over 200 youths, black and white, faced the police and, in response, the police decided to increase the number of police foot patrols. Next day, the tensions erupted and a mob clashed with police. The riot resulted in almost 324 injuries (most of them were cops); over a hundred vehicles were burned,; and almost 150 buildings were damaged. There were 82 arrests and reports suggested that up to 5,000 people were involved in the riot. The Government had to be seen to be doing something. This is how appeared the Scarman report. Scarman found unquestionable evidence of the disproportionate and indiscriminate use of 'stop and search' powers by the police against black people. As a consequence, a new code for police behaviour was put forward. The riot of 1985 was caused by the shooting of Dorothy 'Cherry' Groce by police, while they were looking for her son Michael Groce because they believed that he was hiding firearms in his mother's home. Michael Groce wasnt there at the time of the shooting, and Mrs. Groce was paralysed below the waist by the police bullet. The rumours about the shooting were spread through the community and a large group of protesters gathered at the local police station singing anti-racist slogans and demanding disciplinary action against the officers involved. The police lost control of the area for approximately 48 hours during which one photo-journalist died as a result of head injuries. The Brixton riots of 1995 was on December 13 after the death of black 26 year old, Wayne Douglas, in police custody (the police statement said that Mr Douglas died after collapsing while being questioned). Trouble began after what had been a peaceful protest outside the Brixton Police Station where the death occurred. With several hundred people involved, the riot resulted in damage to property and vehicles in the area. Police sealed off a three kilometres area around Brixton. The riot lasted for five hours. 22 people were arrested and three police officers were hurt.

The Prime Minister at the time condemned the riots and said "efforts to improve Brixton would continue". And he was right, because nowadays Brixton is a security place and a residential area in London.