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Victim services

National Domestic Violence Hotline (link is external)

Contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline 24 hours a day, 7 days a week toll free at 800-799-7233 or TTY 800-787-3224, through online chat, or by texting START to 88788. Staff are standing by to provide crisis intervention, information about domestic violence, and referrals to local programs. All services are free and confidential.

National Criminal Justice Association (link is external)

The National Criminal Justice Association represents state, Tribal, and local governments on crime prevention and crime control issues. Its members represent all facets of the criminal and juvenile justice community, including law enforcement, corrections, prosecution, defense, courts, victim-witness services, and educational institutions to federal, state, and local elected officials.

National Crime Victim Law Institute (link is external)

This organization actively promotes comprehensive and enforceable legal rights for crime victims, and access to knowledgeable attorneys to help protect those rights in every case, through victim centered legal advocacy, education, and resources.

National Crime Victim Bar Association (link is external)

The National Crime Victim Bar Association educates attorneys, victim service providers, and the general public about civil legal remedies for crime victims. The National Crime Victim Bar Association also provides referrals for crime victims to civil attorneys in their local area.

Bureau of Justice Statistics: Victims of Crime

Discover statistics collected from victims on nonfatal violent and property crimes, reported and not reported to the police, against persons ages 12 or older from a nationally representative sample of U.S. households. Also learn about national data on programs and organizations that serve victims of crime.

The Crime Victims Center (link is external)

The Crime Victims Center is a community and victims’ rights organization dedicated to the prevention and treatment of sexual abuse and the provision of comprehensive, trauma-informed support services to victims of violent crime and elderly, minor, and disabled victims of all crime.

National Adult Protective Services Association (link is external)

The National Adult Protective Services Association provides state Adult Protective Services program administrators and staff with a forum for sharing information, solving problems, and improving the quality of services for victims of elder and vulnerable adult abuse.