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It’s National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (NCVRW)!

Join OVC and communities across the Nation in honoring crime victims and the many dedicated professionals and volunteers who advocate for and support them during the 2022 observance of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week.

NCVRW Message From OVC Director Kristina Rose

Read this message from 2022 NCVRW message from OVC Director Kristina Rose and learn how you help us commemorate and the many accomplishments of the victim services field.

OVC Responds to Hate Crimes

Learn about programs funded by OVC aimed at restoring a sense of security, support, and well-being for those who have experienced trauma fueled by hate crimes.

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

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National Crime Victims’ Rights Week

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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Register to Attend 2022 NCVRW Commemorative Events

OVC invites the public to attend events as we commemorate 2022 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (NCVRW).

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.

March 2022 Featured Resources

This featured news content includes information about National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, Child Victims and Witnesses Support Materials on Human Trafficking, Standards of Care for Human Trafficking Survivors, and Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month.

2022 National Crime Victims' Rights Week (NCVRW) Resource Guide

Date Published

March 2022

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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.

2022 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Resource Guide

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

July 12, 2021

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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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.

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

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National Crime Victims’ Rights Week

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

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OVC

Register for an NCVRW Event on Promoting Justice for Victims of Environmental Crime

Join the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics, & Training and U.S. Department of Justice’s Environment & Natural Resources Division for a webinar about the first Environmental Crime Victim Assistance Program in the Nation.