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Help for Crime Victims

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All states receive Federal funds from OVC to help support local victim assistance and compensation programs. There are resources in your immediate area, State, and/or region that offer services to individuals who have been victimized by crime. Information on assistance and compensation programs in your local area is available on the U.S. Resource Map section of our site.

The OVC Web site also provides the following resources intended to help victims of crime—

• Access to a searchable, online directory of national, state, local, and international programs and services available to crime victims.
• Resources for international victims and U.S. citizens victimized abroad.
• National organizations that provide services to crime victims and can be contacted via toll-free hotlines.
• Publications, FAQs, and links to OVC-funded, other Federal, and nongovernmental resources.

Additionally, OVC’s What You Can Do If You Are a Victim of Crime brochure highlights victims’ rights and compensation and assistance programs, and lists national organizations that help victims find information or obtain referrals.