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Greenville County

Confirmed public-source rows placing named groups and sets in Greenville County. 17 records on file.

Group / setFamilyLocalityBasisDatedGradeSource
Local / hybrid crews
set not stated
Local and hybrid crewsGreenville Countyterritory (GCSO statistics: 72 gang-related offenses Jan-Sep 2026)2026-10-01CWYFF: Low gang activity, worse offenses in Greenville County
Local / hybrid crews
set not stated
Local and hybrid crewsGreenville County (Woodside, 4th Street)incident (9/21/2026 shooting; 3 teens charged)2026-09-28CFOX Carolina: Deputies - 3 teen gang members charged after bystander hurt in Upstate shooting
Bloods
set not stated ("a sect of the Bloods gang")
BloodsGreenville (Conestee Park off Mauldin Road)incident (target of 2021 Rolling 20s attack on "Bloods Hood Day" cookout)2026-09-25CFOX Carolina / WYFF: Greenville man sentenced in connection with gang-related shooting at cookout
Crips
Rollin 20s Crips
CripsGreenville (Conestee Park off Mauldin Road)prosecution (7/16/2021 shooting at Bloods cookout; 27-year sentence, 13th Circuit Solicitor)2026-09-25CFOX Carolina / WYFF: Greenville man sentenced in connection with gang-related shooting at cookout
Folk Nation
Gangster Disciples (GD)
Folk NationGreenvillemember hometown (IGD RICO; at least 3 Greenville members and 2 associates)2023-08-18AUSAO-SC: Final Defendant Sentenced in South Carolina's Largest RICO Conspiracy
Folk Nation
Insane Gangster Disciples (IGD)
Folk NationGreenvilleprosecution (US v. IGD RICO/VICAR)2023-08-18AUSAO-SC: Final Defendant Sentenced in South Carolina's Largest RICO Conspiracy
Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG)-sourced DTO
Las Senoritas DTO
Hispanic / Latino gangsGreenville Countyprosecution (State Grand Jury; 43 defendants)2023-01-12ASC Attorney General: State Grand Jury's "Las Senoritas" investigation results in Upstate indictments
Mexican drug cartel-linked DTO (cartel not named)
Los Banditos DTO
Hispanic / Latino gangsGreenville (Los Primos restaurant and taco trucks)prosecution (State Grand Jury; 34 defendants, 124 charges)2022-05-18ASC Attorney General: State Grand Jury investigation results in drug indictments ... associated with Mexican cartels
Folk Nation
Gangster Disciples (GD)
Folk NationGreenville (storage unit); Travelers Rest; Piedmontprosecution (IGD RICO; Upstate operations detailed from indictment)2020-12-10CGreenville News (GoUpstate): Feds indict 40 in SC organized crime case with ties to drugs, murder
Local / hybrid crews
set not stated
Local and hybrid crewsPiedmont (Lakeside Park)incident (9/2020 killing from "gang-related conflict"; GCSO)2020-12-04CWYFF: 'Gang-related conflict' led to deadly shooting in Greenville County park
Local / hybrid crews
set not stated
Local and hybrid crewsGreenville (White Horse Road, Lavish Lounge)incident (7/5/2020 nightclub shooting, 2 killed; sheriff called it gang-related)2020-07-07CGreenville News (GoUpstate): Rapper's entourage sought in Lavish Lounge shooting that Greenville sheriff says is gang-related
Bloods
Elm Street Piru Bloods
BloodsGreenville Countyprosecution (federal jury conviction, Anderson; gang called an ongoing criminal enterprise)2018-12-07AUSAO-SC: Federal Jury Convicts Greenville Man of Conspiracy to Murder
Bloods
Elm Street Piru Bloods
BloodsGreenville; Piedmontprosecution (VICAR conspiracy to murder a state witness; members of Greenville and Piedmont)2017-11-21AUSAO-SC: 5 Elm Street Piru Bloods Gang Members Indicted for Conspiracy to Murder a Witness
Local / hybrid crews
Cross Tracks street gang
Local and hybrid crewsGreenville County (home invasions incl. Evelyn Drive)prosecution (2014 home-invasion robberies; 10 members pleaded guilty)2016-08-25CWYFF: 10th gang member admits committing violent home invasion robberies
Folk Nation
set not stated
Folk NationGreer (Sunnyside; Needmore; Greer Mill; Victor Mill)territory (Greer PD; chief said official branches had not formed)2007-08-01CSpartanburg Herald-Journal (GoUpstate): Victor Mill residents ask for help against gangs
MS-13 (Mara Salvatrucha)
set not stated
Hispanic / Latino gangsGreer (Sunnyside; Needmore; Greer Mill)territory (Greer PD gang canvass with Greenville and Spartanburg SOs; 14 people with gang ties identified)2007-07-24CSpartanburg Herald-Journal (GoUpstate): Police gang up to scrutinize neighborhoods
Vatos Locos
set not stated
Hispanic / Latino gangsGreer (Sunnyside; Needmore; Greer Mill)territory (Greer PD gang canvass; "Los Vatos" members reported in area)2007-07-24CSpartanburg Herald-Journal (GoUpstate): Police gang up to scrutinize neighborhoods

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