Access the latest press releases, speeches, and blogs about victimization and crime victim services from the White House, U.S. Department of Justice, and OVC.
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During this short call, Director Kristina Rose will update the field about OVC programs and initiatives.
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October 11, 2024: Message From OVC Director Kristina Rose on the 40th Anniversary of VOCA
July 29, 2024: Remarks as Prepared for Delivery From OVC Director Kristina Rose: NOVA’s 50th Annual Training Event
June 14, 2024: Message From the Director: OVC Funding Opportunities
April 24, 2024: Remarks From OVC Director Kristina Rose: 2024 NCVRW Candlelight Vigil
April 22, 2024: Message From the Director: National Crime Victims’ Rights Week 2024
February 5, 2024: Message From the Director: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking To Enhance the Federal Crime Victim Compensation Program
October 11, 2023: Remarks by OVC Director Kristina Rose Announcing the National Mass Violence Victimization Resource Center Grant
September 25, 2023: Message from the Director: Expansion of OVC TTAC
September 8, 2023: Remarks by OVC Director Kristina Rose at the National Center for Victims of Crime’s 2023 National Training Institute
June 5, 2023: Message from the Director: Update on VOCA Crime Victim Compensation Guidelines
April 27, 2023: Remarks by OVC Director Kristina Rose During the 2023 NCVRW Candlelight Vigil
April 24, 2023: National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Message From OVC Director Kristina Rose
February 16, 2023: Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by OVC Director Kristina Rose at the 2023 Community Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative Grantee Convening
November 22, 2024: Shining a light on the crisis of missing or murdered Black women and girls in the United States
November 12, 2024: Remarks of Acting AAG Brent J. Cohen at Discussion on Missing or Murdered Black Women and Girls
October 11, 2024: A brief history of the Victims of Crime Act
September 30, 2024: Readout of OJP and White House Community Violence Intervention Announcements
September 12, 2024: Violent Victimization Unchanged Year Over Year and at Prepandemic Levels
August 13, 2024: BJS Releases Socio-Emotional Consequences of Violent Crime, 2022
July 29, 2024: Office for Victims of Crime Funding 1st Victim Advocacy Corps
July 26, 2024: Highlighting three years of OJP achievements
July 25, 2024: BJS Releases Report on Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2023
June 26, 2024: Greater than the sum of our parts: Celebrating LGBTQI+ Pride Month
May 29, 2024: Office of Justice Programs Announces the Children’s Justice Project to Identify Children’s Remains
May 22, 2024: Office of Justice Programs Commemorates National Missing Children’s Day
April 30, 2024: Protecting the Youngest Victims of Substance Use
February 13, 2024: Readout of Office of Justice Programs Participation in White House Community Violence Awareness Week
January 30, 2024: United Against Labor Trafficking: Spotlight on Organizations Leading the Charge
October 30, 2023: Remarks of Office of Justice Programs Assistant Attorney General Amy L. Solomon at the Hate Crimes Funding Announcement
October 18, 2023: Helping Communities Serve Victims of Mass Violence
October 16, 2023: Readout of Office of Justice Programs Leadership Visit to Charleston to Announce Grant Awards
October 12, 2023: In 2021, 1 in 10 persons had been victims of identity theft in the past 12 months
October 11, 2023: Remarks of the Honorable Amy L. Solomon Assistant Attorney General Office of Justice Programs at the National Mass Violence Victimization Resource Center
September 28, 2023: Embracing Community Violence Intervention in Boston Communities and Nationwide
September 14, 2023: U.S. Nonfatal Violent Victimization Rate Returns to Prepandemic Levels
September 13, 2023: BJS Releases Report on Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2022
September 11, 2023: NIJ-Supported Research Reduces Sexual Assault DNA Processing Time
July 10, 2023: Four Champions of Racial Justice
May 30, 2023: The Office for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Updates When Your Child Is Missing: A Family Survival Guide
May 25, 2023: People Who Inspired BJA Programs: James Byrd, Jr.
May 24, 2023: Justice Department Observes National Missing Children’s Day
May 23, 2023: Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Will Honor Law Enforcement, ICAC Task Force at Missing Children’s Day Ceremony
May 11, 2023: Achieving Justice for Sexual Assault Survivors in Georgia
April 25, 2023: Enforcing Victims’ Rights: Elevating Survivor Voices
February 15, 2023: Remarks of Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Amy L. Solomon at the General Community Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative Grantee Convening
November 20, 2024: Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division Hosts “15 Years of Progress: Honoring the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act”
November 19, 2024: Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke Delivers Remarks on 15th Anniversary of the Enactment of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act
November 12, 2024: Principal Deputy Associate Attorney General Benjamin C. Mizer Delivers Remarks at the Discussion on Missing or Murdered Black Women and Girls
October 31, 2024: Justice Department Releases Sixth Annual Elder Justice Report
October 4, 2024: Justice Department to Award More Than $84M in Grants to American Indian and Alaska Native Tribes
October 2, 2024: Justice Department Awards $4B to Support Community Safety
September 27, 2024: Readout of Departments of Justice and Interior Roundtable on Media Coverage of Missing or Murdered Indigenous Peoples and Human Trafficking
September 25, 2024: Principal Deputy Associate Attorney General Benjamin C. Mizer Delivers Remarks at the 2024 Hate Crimes Grantee Conference
September 25, 2024: Justice Department Awards Nearly $30M to Combat the Rise of Hate and Bias Crimes
September 16, 2024: Justice Department Expands Tribal Access Program to Improve the Exchange of Critical Data with Federally Recognized Tribes
September 13, 2024: Justice Department Commemorates 30th Anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act
September 13, 2024: Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivers Remarks on the 30th Anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act
September 13, 2024: Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco Delivers Remarks on the 30th Anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act
September 13, 2024: Principal Deputy Associate Attorney General Benjamin C. Mizer Delivers Remarks on the 30th Anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act
September 13, 2024: Director Rosie Hidalgo Delivers Remarks on the 30th Anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act
September 11, 2024: Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivers Remarks at the Justice Department’s September 11 Remembrance Ceremony
September 9, 2024: Justice Department Begins Second Distribution of Forfeited Funds to Compensate Victims of Fraud Scheme Facilitated by Western Union
August 15, 2024: Readout of Attorney General Merrick B. Garland’s Participation in a Tribal Roundtable with Nine South Dakota Tribal Nations at the Yankton Sioux Nation
July 12, 2024: Departments of Justice and Interior Host 2024 Tribal Justice, Safety and Wellness Summit
June 21, 2024: Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Statement on Supreme Court’s Decision in United States v. Rahimi
June 21, 2024: OVW Statement on the Supreme Court Ruling in U.S. vs. Rahimi
June 21, 2024: Justice Department Opens Application Period for Program to Enhance Tribal Access to National Crime Information Databases
June 14, 2024: Justice Department Announces Anticipated Distribution of at Least $940M to Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism in 2025
June 12, 2024: Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivers Remarks at the Elder Justice Coordinating Council
June 12, 2024: Seventeen Federal Agencies Recognize Decade of Federal Progress Addressing Elder Abuse
April 25, 2024: Justice Department Recognizes Crime Victim Services Professionals and Survivors at 2024 National Crime Victims’ Service Awards Ceremony
April 25, 2024: Assistant Attorney General Amy L. Solomon Delivers Remarks at the National Crime Victims’ Service Awards Ceremony
April 25, 2024: Director Kristina Rose Delivers Remarks at the National Crime Victims’ Service Awards Ceremony
April 23, 2024: Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivers Remarks at ATF’s Inaugural Gun Violence Survivors’ Summit
April 23, 2024: Justice Department Dedicates “Faces of Gun Violence” Exhibit at ATF’s Inaugural Gun Violence Survivors’ Summit
April 23, 2024: Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco Deliver Remarks at ATF’s Inaugural Gun Violence Survivors’ Summit
April 19, 2024: Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Statement on the 29th Anniversary of the Oklahoma City Bombing
March 23, 2024: Justice Department Launches the National Extreme Risk Protection Order Resource Center
February 13, 2024: Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivers Remarks at the President’s Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
February 9, 2024: Department of Justice Recognizes the Conclusion of its National Human Trafficking Prevention Month Observance
February 6, 2024: Justice Department and Federal Partners Recognize Zero Tolerance Day for Female Genital Mutilation
January 18, 2024: Justice Department Releases Report on its Critical Incident Review of the Response to the Mass Shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas
January 11, 2024: Justice Department Observes National Human Trafficking Prevention Month
December 13, 2023: Justice Department Announces Funding Opportunities to Support Public Safety in Tribal Communities
December 11, 2023: Justice Department Announces Release of Violent Crime Reduction Roadmap
December 11, 2023: Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta Delivers Remarks at the Justice Department’s Violent Crime Reduction Summit
December 11, 2023: Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivers Remarks at the Justice Department’s Violent Crime Reduction Summit
December 11, 2023: Justice Department Announces Distribution of Over $158.9M to Nearly 25,000 Victims of Madoff Ponzi Scheme
November 1, 2023: Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke Delivers Remarks at the United Against Hate Virtual Forum
November 1, 2023: Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivers Remarks at the United Against Hate Virtual Forum
November 1, 2023: Justice Department Hosts Forum to Highlight Efforts to Unite Communities and Strengthen Partnerships with Law Enforcement to Combat Hate
November 1, 2023: Justice Department Leaders Join Maryland Attorney General to Announce Hate Crime Grants
November 1, 2023: Not Invisible Act Commission Transmits Recommendations to Federal Government to Address Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples and Human Trafficking
October 30, 2023: Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta Delivers Remarks at Reconciling the Past, Building the Future: Law Enforcement and Community Partnerships Against Hate
October 20, 2023: Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta Delivers Remarks at the Alaska Federation of Natives 2023 Annual Convention
October 20, 2023: Justice Department to Award More Than $96.7 Million in Grants to American Indian and Alaska Native Communities
October 18, 2023: The Justice Department Issues Fifth Annual Elder Justice Report
October 16, 2023: Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta Delivers Opening Remarks for “Leadership Reflections: Navigating Through Crisis”
September 28, 2023: Justice Department Awards Over $4.4 Billion to Support Community Safety
September 21, 2023: Justice Department Tribal Access Program Will Continue to Improve the Exchange of Critical Data
September 15, 2023: Western Union Remission Fund Distributes Approximately $40M to Victims in the United States and Abroad
September 11, 2023: Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivers Remarks Commemorating the 22nd Anniversary of the Terrorist Attacks of Sept. 11, 2001
August 27, 2023: Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Statement on Jacksonville Shooting
August 23, 2023: Justice Department Awards Almost $70 Million in Grant Funding for Support Services for American Indian and Alaska Native Victims of Crime
June 29, 2023: Justice Department Opens Application Period for Program to Enhance Tribal Access to National Crime Information Databases
June 28, 2023: Justice Department Launches Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons Regional Outreach Program
June 12, 2023: Readout of Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta's Trip to Chicago
June 8, 2023: Statement from Attorney General Merrick B. Garland in Honor of Pride Month
May 30, 2023: Justice Department Highlights Initiatives to Prevent and Address Gender-Based Violence
May 24, 2023: Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta Delivers Remarks at 40th Annual National Missing Children’s Day Ceremony
May 24, 2023: Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivers Remarks at 40th Annual National Missing Children’s Day Ceremony
May 24, 2023: Justice Department Observes National Missing Children’s Day
May 15, 2023: Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivers Remarks at the National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service
May 5, 2023: Fact Sheet: Justice Department Strengthens Efforts to Address the Crisis of Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons
April 28, 2023: Justice Department Commemorates National Crime Victims’ Rights Week
April 28, 2023: Justice Department Announces National Human Trafficking Coordinator and National Coordinator for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction
April 25, 2023: Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta Delivers Remarks at the EPA’s Environmental Crimes Event
April 19, 2023: Statement from Attorney General Merrick B. Garland on the 28th Anniversary of the Oklahoma City Bombing
April 15, 2023: Statement from Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco on the 10th Anniversary of the Boston Marathon Bombings
April 10, 2023: Justice Department Announces Total Distribution of Over $6B to Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism
March 13, 2023: Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta Issues Statement on the FBI’s Supplemental 2021 Hate Crime Statistics
February 28, 2023: Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco and Secretary Deb Haaland Meet with Not Invisible Act Commission
February 16, 2023: Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivers Remarks at the Community Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative Grantee Convening
February 15, 2023: Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta Delivers Remarks at the Community Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative Grantee Convening
February 15, 2023: Director Allison Randall of the Office on Violence Against Women Delivers Remarks at the Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month Event
February 14, 2023: Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta Delivers Remarks at the Office on Violence Against Women’s Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month Event
February 13, 2023: Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivers Remarks at the President’s Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
February 10, 2023: Nearly 40,000 Victims Receive Over $115M in Compensation for Fraud Schemes Processed by MoneyGram
February 6, 2023: Justice Department and Federal Partners Recognize Zero Tolerance Day for Female Genital Mutilation
January 31, 2023: Justice Department Observes National Human Trafficking Prevention Month
January 26, 2023: Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke for Civil Rights Delivers Remarks at OVC's Anti-Trafficking Commemorative Event
January 26, 2023: Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta Delivers Remarks at OVC's Anti-Trafficking Commemorative Event
January 26, 2023: Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivers Remarks at OVC's Anti-Trafficking Commemorative Event
November 29, 2024: A Proclamation on National Impaired Driving Prevention Month, 2024
September 30, 2024: A Proclamation on Cybersecurity Awareness Month, 2024
September 30, 2024: A Proclamation on National Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, 2024
September 13, 2024: Remarks by President Biden on the 30th Anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act
September 10, 2024: Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance, 2024
May 3, 2024: A Proclamation on Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day, 2024
April 19, 2024: A Proclamation on National Crime Victims’ Rights, 2024
March 29, 2024: A Proclamation on National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, 2024
March 29, 2024: A Proclamation on National Child Abuse Prevention Month, 2024
January 31, 2024: A Proclamation on National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, 2024
December 29, 2023: A Proclamation on National Stalking Awareness Month, 2024
December 29, 2023: A Proclamation on National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, 2024
November 30, 2023: A Proclamation on National Impaired Driving Prevention Month, 2023
September 29, 2023: A Proclamation on National Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, 2023
September 29, 2023: A Proclamation on Cybersecurity Awareness Month, 2023
September 13, 2023: Fact Sheet: Biden-Harris Administration Celebrates the Twenty-Ninth Anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act
May 12, 2023: A Proclamation on Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week, 2023
May 4, 2023: A Proclamation on Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day, 2023
April 21, 2023: A Proclamation on National Crime Victims’ Week, 2023
March 31, 2023: A Proclamation on National Child Abuse Prevention Month, 2023
March 31, 2023: A Proclamation on National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, 2023
March 3, 2023: Executive Summary: Initial Blueprint for the White House Task Force to Address Online Harassment and Abuse
March 3, 2023: A Proclamation on National Consumer Protection Week, 2023
February 13, 2023: Fact Sheet: President’s Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (2023)
February 10, 2023: Fact Sheet: Resources for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Communities in the Aftermath of Mass Violence
January 31, 2023: A Proclamation on National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, 2023