U.S. Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime Responds to the Victims of Terrorist Attacks Against America on September 11, 2001

• NCJ Number: 190678
• Date Published: December 2004
• Length: 2 pages
• Publication Series: OVC Fact Sheets
• Agencies: OVC

Annotation

This report briefly describes the array of victim services and assistance provided by the Federal Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) to the victims of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.

Abstract

The threat of terrorism and criminal mass violence against Americans, both in the United States and abroad, has increased in recent years. This fact sheet describes an array of services and assistance developed by OVC in conjunction with other federal agencies to help crime victims and communities affected by terrorism or mass violence.