Violent Crime and Racketeering Section

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| agencyname = Violent Crime and Racketeering Section

| logo = Seal of the United States Department of Justice.svg

| image_size = 200

| abbreviation = VCRS

| formed = 2010

| preceding1 = Organized Crime and Racketeering Section

| preceding2 = Gang Unit

| preceding3 = GangTECC

| country = United States

| chief1name = Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division

| parentagency = {{tree list}}

• Attorney General
• Department of Justice
• Criminal Division

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The Violent Crime and Racketeering Section (VCRS) is a section of the United States Department of Justice Criminal Division created in 2010.{{Cite web |date=2015-05-26 |title=Criminal Division {{!}} About VCRS |url=https://www.justice.gov/criminal/criminal-vcrs/about-vcrs |access-date=2024-09-01 |website=www.justice.gov |language=en}} VCRS is a group of trial lawyers and prosecutors that develop ways to eradicate significant regional, national, and international organized crime groups and violent gangs. The prosecutors of VCRS are considered "the nation’s foremost experts in racketeering prosecutions."{{Cite web |title=Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Announces Surge of Resources to Fight Violent Crime in Three Additional Cities {{!}} ATF |url=https://www.atf.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-merrick-b-garland-announces-surge-resources-fight-violent-crime-three |access-date=2024-09-01 |website=www.atf.gov}} VCRS prosecutes cases brought to it by the Criminal Division, various federal agencies, including the DEA, the ATF, among others. VCRS works alongside prosecutors from the United States Attorney's Office in the Violent Crime Initiative.

VCRS was created by combining and merging components and parts of the following sections and units of the Criminal Division:{{Cite web |date=2023-08-28 |title=Criminal Division {{!}} Violent Crime and Racketeering Section (VCRS) {{!}} United States Department of Justice |url=https://www.justice.gov/criminal/criminal-vcrs#:~:text=The%20Violent%20Crime%20and%20Racketeering,comments,%20questions,%20or%20suggestions. |access-date=2024-09-01 |website=www.justice.gov |language=en}}

• Organized Crime and Racketeering Section
• Gang Unit
• National Gang Targeting Enforcement and Coordination Center (GangTECC)

Note: according to the United States Government, "Gangs" and "Organized crime," are considered different types of entities.{{Cite web |title=Organized Crime and Gangs |url=https://www.carmichaellegal.com/organized-crime-and-gangs |access-date=September 1, 2024 |website=Carmichael Ellis and Brock}}