Rural victim assistance . Although the rates of some crimes are no lower in rural communities than in urban areas, resources to assist rural crime victims are far more scarce than for urban victims. Services to rural victims are also complicated by issues such as longer travel distances and confidentiality concerns. OVC is interested in innovative ideas to enhance the response to and services for rural victims, particularly in improving the responses of law enforcement officials and prosecutors. Hate crimes .
Crime victims suffer the devastating emotional, physical, and financial impact of crime.
Victims of hate crime suffer the additional impact of knowing they were targets of hateful, prejudicial motives. This adds another dimension of injury to the victim. OVC seeks proposals that will aid victim assistance providers, law enforcement officials, prosecutors, and allied professionals in responding to the needs of hate crime victims. Best practices . Although there is no one model for a victim assistance program, there are many promising approaches.