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2026 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Resource Guide

Overview

National Crime Victims' Rights Week (NCVRW) will be commemorated April 19–25, 2026.

The 2026 NCVRW theme is:

Listen. Act. Advocate.
Protect victims, serve communities.

The 2026 NCVRW Resource Guide contains outreach tools and sample materials to help you develop and carry out your NCVRW awareness campaign and other public awareness campaigns throughout the year.  

The Guide includes suggestions for raising awareness in your community and original artwork.

Introductory Materials

NCVRW Community Events

Visit our Events page to find NCVRW community awareness events, resource fairs, vigils and other events hosted by local service providers and other professionals.  

We invite you to add your event to our Events page. Your submission will be reviewed and, if approved, will be posted on the web for public viewing.

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Date Created: April 2, 2026