Download the 2023 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Theme Poster and Color Palette
Use the 2023 NCVRW theme poster and color palette to help your organization raise awareness about victims’ rights and services.
Communicating Victim Rights
View a New Guide to Raise Awareness About Human Trafficking
This January marks 20 years of OVC’s anti-trafficking efforts. In recognition of these efforts, OVC has released a Commemoration Guide to support the field in its efforts to raise awareness for human trafficking victims’ rights and services.
2022 National Crime Victims' Rights Week (NCVRW) Theme Video Clip
April 2022
The 2022 NCVRW Theme Video Clip emphasizes helping crime survivors find their justice by enforcing victims' rights, expanding access to services, and ensuring equity and inclusion for all. Visit our NCVRW site to learn more about NCVRW.
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2022 National Crime Victims' Rights Week (NCVRW) Theme Video
April 2022
The 2022 NCVRW Theme Video emphasizes helping crime survivors find their justice by enforcing victims' rights, expanding access to services, and ensuring equity and inclusion for all. Visit our NCVRW site to learn more about NCVRW.
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Now Online: 2022 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Resource Guide
Use the Resource Guide to help educate the public about victims’ rights, protections, and services leading up to NCVRW, during NCVRW, and throughout the year.
2022 National Crime Victims' Rights Week (NCVRW) Resource Guide
Date Published
March 2022
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OVC
Now Available: 2022 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Theme Artwork
To help communities raise awareness about victims’ rights and services, we are pleased to announce the online release of the 2022 NCVRW theme artwork.
U.S. Department of Justice: Office of Justice for Victims of Overseas Terrorism
This office is responsible for ensuring that the investigation and prosecution of an international terrorist attack remains a high priority within the U.S. Department of Justice and for providing information and support to victims and their families throughout the criminal justice process.
It’s National Crime Victims’ Rights Week
Join OVC and communities across the Nation in honoring victims and the professionals who support them.
2021 National Crime Victims' Rights Week (NCVRW) Theme Video Clip
April 2021
OVC encourages organizations to use this introductory theme video clip throughout the year at public awareness, education, and training events in local communities to emphasize the importance of leveraging community support to help victims of crime.
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2021 National Crime Victims' Rights Week (NCVRW) Theme Video
April 2021
The 2021 NCVRW Theme Video emphasizes the importance of building the trust of victims and survivors of crime, collaborating with victim service providers and other allied professionals, and engaging communities in addressing enduring and emerging forms of crime victimization.
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2021 National Crime Victims' Rights Week (NCVRW) Resource Guide
Date Published
March 2021
Agencies
OVC
Now Online: 2021 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Resource Guide
This Resource Guide contains a wealth of materials, in both English and Spanish, to help educate the public about victims’ rights, protections, and services during NCVRW and throughout the year.
View the 2021 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Artwork
The 2021 NCVRW Artwork is now available online to help your organization plan its public awareness activities in advance of, and during NCVRW.
August 2020 Featured Resources
Getting Ready for National Crime Victims’ Rights Week
In 2021, National Crime Victims’ Rights Week will be commemorated April 18–24. Office for Victims of Crime Director Jessica E. Hart selected the theme—Support Victims. Build Trust. Engage Communities.—to emphasize the importance of leveraging community support to help victims of crime.
Watch Director Hart’s announcement to learn more.
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Recovering From Crime: Steps for the Physically Injured Victim
Date Published
July 2006
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OVC
2020 NCVRW Theme Video Clip
April 2020
The theme for 2020 National Crime Victims Rights' Week is Seek Justice | Ensure Victims' Rights | Inspire Hope. This year's theme commemorates the individuals and groups whose advocacy has propelled the victims' rights movement forward for the past half century, inspiring in victims and their loved ones a feeling of hope for progress, justice, and healing.
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2020 NCVRW Theme Video
April 2020
The theme for 2020 National Crime Victims Rights' Week is Seek Justice | Ensure Victims' Rights | Inspire Hope. This year's theme commemorates the individuals and groups whose advocacy has propelled the victims' rights movement forward for the past half century, inspiring in victims and their loved ones a feeling of hope for progress, justice, and healing.
See the YouTube Terms of Service and Google Privacy Policy
2020 National Crime Victims' Rights Week Theme Poster and Color Palette
The 2020 National Crime Victims' Rights Week (NCVRW) color palette, customizable Theme Poster, and Theme Poster source art are now available online.
- Theme Colors: dark blue, dark green, with an optional light green. View the 2020 NCVRW Color Palette (PDF 487 kb).
- Theme Poster: Download a customizable copy of the 2020 NCVRW Theme Poster (PDF 204 kb) and the 2020 NCVRW Theme Poster Source...
National Crime Victims’ Rights Week
During NCVRW, we celebrate the accomplishments of the victims’ rights movement and reflect on how far we have come.