Frequently Asked Questions

Tribes under the TVSSA have more latitude than the states under the State Victim Assistance Formula Grant program in determining how to use their funds.

One hundred percent of Tribal Set-Aside funding is used for Tribes—through grants directly to Tribes, grants to support Tribes through convenings such as the biennial National Indian Nations Conference, and training and technical assistance to support grantees in implementing their awards. View details about the obligation of the Tribal Set-Aside from the Crime Victims Fund from Fiscal Years 2018–2023.

Nominations for the 2025 National Crime Victims' Service Awards are now closed. For more information about the awards, visit the National Crime Victims' Service Awards site.

Select OVC publications and products are available to order. Contact our Response Center for assistance.

OVC Response Center
P.O. Box 6000
Rockville, MD  20849–6000
Phone: 800-851-3420 or 202-836-6998
(TTY 301-240-6310)
Email: [email protected]

If you or someone you know is in life-threatening danger, call 911.

If the danger is not immediate, but it is suspected that abuse has occurred or is occurring, call the non-emergency number for the local police department or see the Report Abuse or Find Help section of the Department of Justice's Elder Justice Initiative website for state-specific contacts and resources.

If you or someone you know has been a victim of elder fraud, contact the National Elder Fraud Hotline toll free at 833–372–8311. The hotline is open Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. eastern time. Services are available for speakers of English, Spanish, and other languages.

For additional information and resources, also see the National Center on Elder Abuse website.

The Federal Trade Commission's ReportFraud.ftc.gov website can help you report fraud and find resources to help you recover.

You may report fraud online using the Better Business Bureau’s Scam Tracker.

If you or someone you know is a victim of elder fraud, we encourage you to call the National Elder Fraud Hotline at 833-FRAUD-11 (833-372-8311). The hotline is open Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. eastern time. Services are available for speakers of English, Spanish, and other languages.

For statistics on violence in the workplace, access the Violence in the Workplace publication series from the Bureau of Justice Statistics. See the Occupational Violence section of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) website for additional information.

The United States uses two national data collection systems to track detailed information on homicides.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation's annual Uniform Crime Reporting Program reports provides homicide data from thousands law enforcement agencies across the Nation.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also publishes annual homicide data in its National Vital Statistics System, Fatal Injury Reports. Mortality data are produced from standardized death certificates filed throughout the United States.

Read the Bureau of Justice Statistics report, The Nation's Two Measures of Homicide for information about these two data collection systems.

The 2025 National Crime Victims' Rights Week (NCVRW) Resource Guide is not yet available. Until the release of 2025 NCVRW materials, we encourage you to access the 2024 NCVRW Resource Guide, which provides a wealth of materials, in both English and Spanish, to educate the public about victims' rights, protections, and services throughout the year. These 2024 NCVRW materials were created by the National Center for Victims of Crime with funding from OVC.

View the 2024 Resource Guide

Visit the NCVRW section of our website to learn more about NCVRW and sign up for the NCVRW Subscription List to receive to receive information the release of the Guide, along with important updates about future commemorations.

NCVRW will be commemorated April 6–12, 2025

Sign up for the NCVRW Subscription List to receive important updates about future NCVRW commemorations, including the release of the 2025 Resource Guide materials.

Visit the NCVRW section of our website to learn more about NCVRW.