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              Each year, millions of people suffer the direct physical, financial, and emotional impact of crime victimization. According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics’ National Crime Victimization Survey, 2021, the rate of violent victimization in the United States has declined significantly over the last two decades—from almost 80 victimizations per 1,000 persons in 1993 to 16.5 victimizations per 1,000 in 2021—yet some 2.7 million people were victims of violent crime in 2021. More than 8 million households suffered property crime victimizations.

OJP is committed to enhancing the Nation’s capacity to assist crime victims and to providing leadership in changing attitudes, policies, and practices to promote justice and healing for all victims of crime. The Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) is leading the way by centering survivor voices as part of the national discourse on criminal justice policy and practice. Including these voices enables OVC and OJP to implement impact programming and ensure OVC’s programs reflect the true needs of survivors.

Every April since 1981, OVC has led communities throughout the country in their annual observances of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (NCVRW) to celebrate the accomplishments of the victims’ rights movement and reflect on how far we have come. In 2023, NCVRW will be observed between April 23-29. Sign up for the NCVRW Subscription List to receive important updates about future NCVRW commemorations.

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**Child Abuse Monthly Feature**
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**National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (NCVRW) 2023***Survivor Voices: Elevate. Engage. Effect Change.*—calls upon communities to amplify the voices of survivors and commit to creating an environment where survivors have the confidence that they will be heard, believed, and supported.

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Exposure to violence as a child can cause emotional and physical harm, including negative impacts on health and well-being that can follow a child into adulthood.

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Participating in the justice system as a victim or witness can be especially confusing, distressing, and even retraumatizing for children.

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View victim-specific programs and practices ratings designed to help practitioners and policymakers understand what works in criminal and juvenile justice-related.

**National Crime Victimization Survey Dashboard (N-DASH)**
This dynamic analysis tool allows you to examine National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) data on both personal and property victimization, by select victim, household, and incident characteristics.

**OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book**
Forming a complete picture of youth victimization in its many different forms requires information from a variety of sources. This section of SBB provides statistics that can serve as a foundation for policies and programs to ensure the safety and well-being of children.

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Human trafficking is an issue without a simple solution, but research on this problem is helping victims and developing tools and information to help better understand, prevent, and respond to trafficking. NIJ Scientist Mary Carlton joins host Josh Mondoro, Communications Assistant at NIJ, for a discussion about this research.
      
      
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      A Conversation with Roberta Roper: The Evolution of Victims' Rights
              
      
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