National Crime Victims' Rights Week (NCVRW)
Memorial Services for Crime Victims and Their Families | Western Region of Maryland
Event Dates
Location
Hagerstown Seventh-day Adventist Church or Online
Hagerstown, MD
Event Type
Ceremonies
Memorial Services for Crime Victims and Their Families | Northern Region of Maryland
Event Dates
Location
Harford Community College, Chesapeake Center or Online
Bel Air, MD
Event Type
Ceremonies
Sign up for a Complimentary National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Poster Kit
Sign up to receive a complimentary print copy of the 2022 NCVRW Poster Kit.
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.
Funding Opportunity: 2022 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Community Awareness Projects
Apply for funding to raise awareness about victims’ rights and services in your community during National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (NCVRW), April 24–30, 2022.
View the 2022 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Theme
The 2022 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week is Rights, access, equity for all victims.
July 2021 Featured Resources
This featured news content includes information about OVC's Child Victims and Witnesses Support Materials, the 2022 National Crime Victims’ Service Awards, and World Day Against Trafficking in Persons.
2022 National Crime Victims’ Service Awards Nomination Period Opens
If you know an individual, organization, team, or program that you would like to see recognized for their work, submit your nominations for the 2022 National Crime Victims’ Service Awards by 11:59 p.m. eastern time on Monday, August 2, 2021.
OVC FY 2021 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Community Awareness Projects (2022)
Closing Date
This cooperative agreement will enable an organization to provide financial and technical assistance to approximately 50 communities nationwide to conduct public awareness activities on crime victims’ rights and services in their jurisdictions during the 2022 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week.
OVC Acting Director Speaks at Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day Event
May 2021
OVC Acting Director Katherine Darke Schmitt gave remarks during a special event, hosted by the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, and Administration for Native Americans, to honor missing and murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives in commemoration of President Biden’s 2021 proclamation on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day.
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National Crime Victims Rights Week Rolling Resource Fair/ Feria Relacionada con la Semana de Derechos de Victimas de Crimen
Event Dates
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Eastern
Location
Boost Mobile
Morristown, TN
Event Type
Ceremonies
National Crime Victims Rights Week Rolling Resource Fair/ Feria Relacionada con la Semana de Derechos de Victimas de Crimen
Event Dates
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Eastern
Location
Hola Lakeway
Morristown, TN
Event Type
Ceremonies
New Department of Justice Resources to Address Hate Crime
The U.S. Department of Justice’s Hate Crimes Enforcement and Prevention Initiative launched new, translated resources in seven languages on the Department’s Hate Crimes website.
Meet the 2021 National Crime Victims’ Service Awards Recipients
Learn about the extraordinary contributions of this year’s award recipients.
Homicide Survivors, Inc. Candlelight Vigil (Tucson, Arizona)
Event Dates
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Mountain
Location
Online
, AZ
Event Type
Ceremonies
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) Poster Kit (Includes Theme Poster and Awareness Posters)
Date Published
March 2021
Agencies
OVC