Events concerning the Grand Theft Auto series in 1972.
Game World
2D Era
- Danny Zoo was born on January 26, in Okinawa, Japan.
- Jerkov was born on February 29, in Siberia, Russia.
3D Era
HD Era
- Rudy D'Avanzo is arrested for pandering.
- Mob war between Jon Gravelli's Gambetti Family and Giovanni Ancelotti's Ancelotti Family begins.
- Adam Dimayev is born.
- Aiden O'Malley is arrested for civil disobedience.