Violent Crime Coordinating Council (VCCC)

The Violent Crime Coordinating Council (VCCC) provides direction and oversight to the multijurisdictional Violent Crime Enforcement Teams (VCETs) located throughout the state. The council’s primary duty is to “develop an overall strategy to ameliorate the harm caused to the public by gang and drug crime within the state of Minnesota."

The 2010 Minnesota Legislature VCCC to provide guidance related to the investigation and prosecution of gang and drug crime. Read the VCCC bylaws.

The statutory authority for the Violent Crime Coordinating Council can be found in Minnesota Statutes, section 299.642.

Members

The council is composed of 19 voting members, including four citizen members and 15 members representing federal, state and local law enforcement and prosecution agencies. See the 2023 VCCC member list.

Reports

2021 VCCC annual report

2020 VCCC annual report

2019 VCCC annual report

Next VCCC meeting

Wednesday, Dec. 11
11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, W-277
1430 Maryland Ave. E.
St. Paul, MN 55106

Meeting minutes

Additional information and resources

Gang criteria

The VCCC has adopted narrowly tailored, objective criteria and identifying characteristics for use in determining whether individuals are or may be members of gangs involved in criminal activity. The council reviews and updates the criteria and characteristics every two years to ensure effectiveness and relevance to the accurate identification of subjects actively involved in criminal gang activity.

View the gang criteria.