FiveM Crime Scripts for Gangs - Complete Criminal Gameplay Guide

Building an engaging criminal underworld on your FiveM server requires more than just police scripts and legal jobs. Gang and crime systems create the high-stakes tension that drives player conflict, territorial disputes, and organized criminal roleplay. Whether you're looking to add drug operations, heist mechanics, gang territories, or robbery systems, crime scripts transform your server from a peaceful simulation into a dynamic world where illegal activities create compelling storylines and player-driven drama.

The right crime scripts don't just add features—they create entire criminal ecosystems. From street-level petty crimes to sophisticated organized crime operations, these systems give players meaningful choices between legal and illegal paths, each with their own risks, rewards, and consequences. Understanding what's available and how different crime mechanics work together is essential for building a balanced, exciting server economy.

What Makes Great Crime Scripts

Quality crime scripts share several key characteristics: balanced risk-reward systems that make illegal activities profitable but dangerous, integration with law enforcement for cat-and-mouse gameplay, progression systems that reward long-term criminal careers, territory control mechanics for gang warfare, and economy impact that makes criminal activities meaningful. The best scripts also include police notification systems, skill-based minigames, item requirements, and cooldown timers to prevent exploitation.

Types of Crime & Gang Scripts

• Drug Systems - Complete narcotics operations including growing, processing, cutting, packaging, and selling various drugs with quality levels and market prices
• Heist Scripts - Bank robberies, jewelry stores, ATMs, armored trucks, and custom heist creation tools with multi-stage objectives
• Gang Territory Systems - Turf wars, territory capture mechanics, tribute zones, gang management interfaces, and loyalty leaderboards
• Robbery Mechanics - Store holdups, NPC mugging, cargo hijacking, house burglaries, and vehicle theft systems
• Underground Operations - Black market trading, illegal mining, weapon crafting, money laundering, and criminal enterprise management
• Street Crime - Chain snatching, shoe stealing, pickpocketing, and other petty crimes for solo criminals
• Organization Systems - Complete crime syndicate management with hierarchies, missions, faction systems, and competitive elements

Popular Crime Script Features

Drug Operations

Modern drug scripts go beyond simple item crafting. Look for systems that include seed purchasing, growth timers affected by environmental conditions (heat, humidity), harvest quality mechanics, processing requirements, cutting and packaging steps, street dealing with NPC interactions, territory-based pricing, police alerts for large transactions, and addiction systems for consumption. Premium scripts like the Drugs Creator or Underground Operations offer complete farm-to-market drug ecosystems.

Heist Systems

Advanced heist scripts feature planning stages where crews coordinate, required items like drills or thermite, multi-step objectives (hacking, lockpicking, thermite charges), guard AI that responds to noise and alarms, escape mechanics with wanted levels, split loot distribution, cooldown timers, and police requirement minimums. Scripts like Robbery Creator let you design custom heists with infinite possibilities.

Gang Territory Control

Territory systems create ongoing conflict and meaning for gang roleplay. Key features include visual territory boundaries on maps, capture mechanics requiring sustained presence, turf war events with kill tracking, tribute collection from controlled businesses, loyalty point systems, gang leaderboards, war declaration interfaces, alliance mechanics, and scheduled territory events. The Gangs - Territory Wars script exemplifies this category.

Criminal Enterprise Management

For servers focused on organized crime, look for scripts with crew creation and management, hierarchy systems (boss, underboss, soldiers), mission assignment interfaces, shared gang banks, asset management, reputation systems, rival faction competition, and progression unlocks. These create long-term criminal careers rather than one-off crimes.

Framework Compatibility

Most crime scripts support the major FiveM frameworks, but always verify before purchasing:

• ✅ ESX - Most widely supported, especially for legacy crime scripts
• ✅ QBCore - Growing support with modern crime systems optimized for QB
• ✅ QBOX - Many newer scripts include QBOX compatibility
• ⚠️ Standalone - Some scripts offer standalone versions, but integration with framework jobs and items is usually better

Setting Up Crime Scripts

1. Browse FiveMX's crime and gang category to find scripts matching your server vision
2. Check compatibility with your framework (ESX, QBCore, QBOX) and existing scripts
3. Review dependencies like ox_lib, ox_target, qb-target, inventory systems, and menu systems
4. Purchase and download your chosen crime script
5. Read documentation thoroughly before installation
6. Install required dependencies first (ox_lib, target systems, etc.)
7. Extract the crime script to your resources folder
8. Configure database tables (usually auto-created or SQL files provided)
9. Edit config files: adjust prices, cooldowns, police requirements, item names
10. Add items to your framework's item database (drugs, tools, weapons)
11. Configure police notification integration
12. Add resource to server.cfg: ensure [resource-name]
13. Restart server and test each crime mechanic thoroughly
14. Balance economy: adjust payouts based on server population and police activity
15. Monitor logs and player feedback for fine-tuning

Balancing Crime & Law Enforcement

The key to successful crime scripts is balance. Illegal activities should be more profitable than legal jobs, but with significantly higher risk. Consider these factors when configuring crime scripts:

• Police Requirements - Set minimum cop counts for major crimes (3-4 for banks, 2-3 for robberies, 1-2 for drug sales)
• Cooldown Timers - Prevent farming by setting appropriate cooldowns (15-30 minutes for stores, 60-90 minutes for banks)
• Alert Chances - Not every crime should alert police automatically—use probability-based alerts (30-50% for drug sales, 100% for heists)
• Risk vs Reward - Higher risk crimes should pay significantly more (bank: $50k-100k, store: $5k-15k, drugs: variable based on quantity)
• Item Requirements - Gate advanced crimes behind rare items to create progression (thermite, drills, hacking laptops)

Common Issues & Solutions

Issue: Crime scripts conflicting with each other

Solution: Check for item name conflicts in databases, command conflicts, and duplicate police notification triggers. Use unique prefixes for each script's items and commands. Test scripts one at a time to identify conflicts.

Issue: Crimes paying too much and breaking economy

Solution: Review all crime script payouts and compare to legal job earnings. Illegal activities should pay 2-3x more than legal work, but factor in time investment, risk, and item costs. Adjust in config files.

Issue: Players farming crimes when no police online

Solution: Configure minimum police requirements in each script. Set timers to auto-adjust payouts based on cop count (lower payouts when fewer cops online). Consider offline police NPC systems.

Issue: Police getting overwhelmed with too many crime alerts

Solution: Reduce alert probability for minor crimes. Add cooldowns between alerts. Implement priority levels (banks = high priority, drug sales = low priority). Consider alert fatigue mechanics.

FAQ

Q: Can I run multiple crime scripts on the same server?

A: Yes, but careful planning is required. Ensure scripts don't share item names, command names, or database table names. Test thoroughly for conflicts. It's often better to choose comprehensive all-in-one scripts rather than mixing multiple smaller ones.

Q: Do crime scripts work without police players online?

A: Most scripts have configurable minimum police requirements. You can set these to 0 to allow crimes without cops, but this can break server balance. Consider reducing payouts when police count is low rather than blocking crimes entirely.

Q: How do I prevent crime script exploitation and farming?

A: Use built-in cooldowns, police requirements, item costs, skill checks, and randomized payouts. Monitor logs for suspicious patterns. Ban players who exploit. Configure realistic timers (drug growth shouldn't take 5 minutes; bank heists shouldn't be farmable every 10 minutes).

Q: What's the difference between ESX and QBCore crime scripts?

A: Functionally similar, but they integrate with different framework items, jobs, and databases. ESX scripts use ESX jobs and es_extended items; QBCore scripts use qb-core jobs and items. Some scripts support both frameworks with config toggles.

Q: Should I buy premium crime scripts or use free ones?

A: Premium scripts typically offer better support, regular updates, more features, better optimization, and fewer bugs. Free scripts are great for testing concepts but often lack polish. For serious servers, invest in quality premium scripts—they pay off in player retention.

Q: How do I integrate crime scripts with custom MLOs?

A: Most crime scripts let you configure custom coordinates in config files. For drug labs, heist locations, or gang territories, simply update the coordinates to match your MLO locations. Some advanced scripts include in-game coordinate pickers.

Q: Can players be addicted to drugs in crime scripts?

A: Some advanced scripts like G4 Addiction include full addiction mechanics with dependency, withdrawal symptoms, visual effects, and medicine systems. This adds realism and consequences to drug use, creating demand for treatment roleplay.

Q: Do I need special items for crimes to work?

A: Most crime scripts require specific items that you must add to your framework's item database. Common items include lockpicks, drills, thermite, hacking devices, burner phones, drugs, drug paraphernalia, and weapons. Scripts usually include SQL files with required items.

Q: How do gang territory systems handle server restarts?

A: Quality territory scripts save gang ownership to the database, so territories persist through restarts. Ongoing wars or capture events typically reset on restart to prevent exploits. Check each script's documentation for specific persistence mechanics.

Q: Can I customize crime minigames and difficulty?

A: Many modern scripts include configurable minigame difficulty, time limits, and failure consequences. Hacking, lockpicking, thermite placement, and other skill checks can usually be tuned to match your server's difficulty preferences.

Browse FiveMX Crime Scripts

Explore our complete collection of crime and gang scripts to find the perfect systems for your FiveM server. From simple robbery mechanics to complex criminal enterprise management, we've curated the best resources for building an engaging illegal economy.

Related Resources

• Crime & Gang Mods Category - Browse all crime scripts and gang systems
• Police Scripts - Balance crime with law enforcement tools
• Weapon Mods - Arm your criminals with custom weapons
• How to Use Resmon - Optimize crime script performance