Explore the 2026 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (NCVRW) Resource Guide to learn how you can get involved.

This year’s NCVRW will be observed from April 19–25. Observed each April since 1981, NCVRW challenges all of us to confront and remove barriers to achieving justice for victims and survivors of crime.

Planning Your Outreach: Victim Service Providers & Other Professionals

Find resources on how to craft a media plan, use social media to raise awareness of victims’ rights, extend your reach through partnerships and prepare an effective community awareness presentation (including a sample presentation template).

Planning Your Outreach: Community Members & General Public

Find resources on how to develop your awareness messaging, use social media to raise awareness of victims’ rights, prepare an effective community awareness presentation (including a sample presentation template) and build partnerships.

Where to Find Statistics

Find sources for statistics about criminal victimization in the United States.