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The Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) is pleased to present this report of activities during fiscal years (FY) 2019 and 2020. Every year, OVC supports millions of victims of crime. The core of this support is the Crime Victims Fund (the Fund), which is financed not by tax dollars, but by fines, bond forfeitures, and penalties from offenders in federal cases. In FY...
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Adverse Childhood Experiences Study, parental substance abuse is one adverse childhood experience associated with a range of negative outcomes later in life. Children and youth who are exposed to parental substance abuse may be at greater risk for crime victimization during their lifetimes, including child abuse and neglect, human trafficking, intimate...
The Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) is pleased to present this report of activities during fiscal years (FY) 2017 and 2018. Every year, OVC supports millions of victims of crime as they heal from their victimization and rebuild their lives. The core of this support is the Crime Victims Fund (the Fund), which is financed by fines, bond forfeitures, and penalties stemming from...
OVC programming in FYs 2019 and 2020 focused on building capacity in a number of key areas. OVC supported many programs to combat human trafficking and help survivors of this terrible crime; and to plan for, respond to, and serve victims of acts of terrorism and mass violence. OVC also strengthened its support for a wide range of law enforcement organizations and their...
OVC’s VOCA Assistance Formula Grant Program supports thousands of victim assistance programs throughout the Nation annually. OVC’s funding of these programs—through subgrants to state agencies and local service providers—provides help for individuals, families, and communities recovering from both the immediate and prolonged effects of victimization.
VOCA assistance supports crisis counseling, telephone and onsite information and referrals, criminal justice support and advocacy, emergency...
In April 2020, OVC sponsored the annual commemoration of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (NCVRW). The theme—Seek Justice. Ensure Victims’ Rights. Inspire Hope—recognized that education on crime victims’ rights is key to ensuring that all participants in the criminal justice process acknowledge and support those rights. The theme also invited us to celebrate the individuals and...
The Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) was established as part of the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs in 1988 through an amendment to the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (VOCA). VOCA and OVC institutionalized a decades-long movement to articulate and enforce the rights of crime victims in the justice system and to offer comprehensive services to victims...
American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) suffer from one of the highest rates of victimization in the country. Cultural differences, remote locations, and challenging jurisdictional issues make providing victim services in tribal communities complex. In its work with tribes, OVC pays particular attention to government-to-government relationships with our tribal government grantees and to supporting tribes in providing culturally appropriate services for victims.
In recent years, the Nation has experienced a surge in incidents of mass violence and domestic terrorism. These tragedies have affected a range of communities—from small rural areas to large urban populations—and various locations, such as schools, workplaces, nightclubs, and public settings. As the frequency of these tragedies increases, OVC recognizes the need to become better prepared and equipped with the...
OVC administers two formula grant programs that support crime victim compensation and assistance, described above—the VOCA Victim Compensation Formula Grant Program and the VOCA Victim Assistance Formula Grant Program. Every year, OVC awards each eligible state and territory a VOCA victim compensation formula grant to supplement state funds that reimburse victims for out-of-pocket expenses resulting from crime, such as medical and dental...
OVC encourages service providers and allied professionals to strengthen their knowledge, skills, and abilities so that they can provide the best possible services to crime victims throughout the Nation. The OVC Training and Technical Assistance Center (OVC TTAC) leads the agency’s efforts to provide such expertise- and capacity-building activities by offering a variety of instructor-led trainings, both in person and online...
With funding appropriated through the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act, OVC administers the largest amount of federal funding dedicated to responding to human trafficking in the United States.
OVC funding supports the delivery of direct services such as case management, housing, legal assistance, and multidisciplinary collaboration and state-level approaches to identifying and serving victims of human trafficking. In addition...
OVC supports direct services for victims of federal crimes through the following federal agency programs:
On Tuesday, October 6, 2020, Attorney General Barr announced the Office for Victims of Crime release of awards totaling more than $1.8 billion to state victim assistance and compensation programs to fund thousands of local victim assistance programs across the country and provide millions in compensation to victims of crime.
Supported by the Crime Victims Fund, this formula grant program supports a broad array of programs...
إذا شعرت في أي وقت أنك في خطر وشيك، نلتمس منك بشدة الاتصال برقم الطوارئ لقسم الشرطة المحلية (911).
إذا كنت ضحية لجريمة، فهناك الكثير من الموارد المتوفرة لمساعدتك على موقع مكتب ضحايا الجريمة OVC—
إيجاد برنامج محلي.
الاتصال بخط المُساعدة.
إيجاد برنامج التعويض المناسب لك.
استعلم عما يوجد من موارد إضافية.
استخ دم دليل خدمات ضحايا الجريمة على الانترنت لإيجاد...
在任何时间内，如果您觉得您身处险境的话，我们强烈建议您拨打当地警察部门的紧急电话号码（911）。
如果您是一位犯罪受害者的话，犯罪受害者办公室(OVC)网站上的一些资源可以为您提供帮助
利用 犯罪受害者服务在线目录 查找由非营利计划和公共机构所提供的非紧急犯罪受害者之本地服务。
犯罪受害者办公室提供一份全国犯罪受害者服务组织的 热线服务电话名单 ，包括“全国家庭暴力热线”和“灾难求救热线”。使用免费电话号码和网上热线的联系人列表，找到更多的信息或获得帮助。
全国各州都从犯罪受害者办公室接收联邦资助以支持当地的受害者援助和赔偿金计划。在您的近邻地区、州和/或地区内，有各种资源为犯罪受害个体提供服务。在我们网站的 美国资源地图 部份，可以找到有关您本地区的援助和赔偿金计划信息，点击您所在州，然后点击“赔偿金与援助”选项。
为帮助犯罪受害者，犯罪受害者办公室网站还提供下列了资源 —
另外，犯罪受害者办公室的小册子 《犯罪受害者须知》 重点列出了受害者的权利以及赔偿金和援助计划，还列出了那些可以帮助受害者寻找信息或获得推介的全国组织。
Si en algún momento usted siente un peligro inmediato, le instamos encarecidamente a que llame al teléfono de emergencia (911) para comunicarse con la policía local.
Si usted es víctima de un delito, el sitio web de la OVC cuenta con recursos para
ayudarle—
April 29, 2020
A Copy of an Email Sent by Kathrina S. Peterson, OVC Deputy Director, on April 20, 2020
Good Afternoon VOCA Administrators,
This email contains information about the Compensation and Assistance applications and related required attachments; the FY 2020 Training and Technical Assistance Solicitation for Administrators and Subrecipients; and the recently launched DOJ National Elder Fraud hotline.
Compensation and Assistance Applications: As you...
Access state-specific information, including awards, events, and state VOCA formula funding program contacts.
Access state-specific information, including awards, events, and state VOCA formula funding program contacts.
