The Green Street Counts were a street gang in Philadelphia, "the most menacing gang of teenagers," according to Detective Captain James Kelly, "ever to get together in this city." The Green Street Counts were active in the early 1950s.
About the same time (early to mid-1950s) another group of teenagers in Philadelphia took the name Green Street Counts (West). This group of teenagers led by Carlos were operating in a West Philadelphia neighborhood extending from 38th to 47th Streets and Walnut Street to Woodland Avenue. The Green Street Counts (West) were not affiliated with the original Green Street Counts.
"The urban gang syndrome had just begun, led by the infamous Green Street Counts, and Bell repairmen would not go into some parts of the city after dark ..."