Gangster Disciples

Chicago -ChiTown- Frances Cabrini Row-houses and William Green Homes

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Gang Statistics

• -- founding location = Chicago, Illinois, United States
• -- founded by = Larry Hoover
• -- years active = Late 1960s – present
• -- territory = Various
• -- ethnic makeup = Mostly African American
• -- membership = 60,000 - 75,000 (Nationwide)
• -- criminal activities = Drug trafficking, robbery, extortion, murder, prostitution
• -- allies =Folk Nation, Crips, 18th Street Gang, Black Guerrilla Family
• -- rivals = People Nation, Vice Lords, Black Disciples (associated with rivals), Latin Kings, Black P. Stones, Bloods