This report presents statistics on five types of victim service providers (VSPs) that assisted crime victims in 2019: nonprofit or faith-based; governmental; hospital, medical, or emergency; campus; and tribal VSPs. The report examines the average number of services provided, types of commonly provided services, gaps in service, and organizations that typically referred victims to VSPs for assistance.
Findings are based on data from the National Survey of Victim Service Providers, which BJS conducted for the first time from May to November 2019.
Services for Crime Victims, 2019 (NCJ 300741) was written by BJS Statisticians Alexandra Thompson and Rachel E. Morgan, Ph.D.; former Visiting Fellow Heather B. Warnken, J.D., LL.M.; and former BJS Statistician Barbara A. Oudekerk, Ph.D. The report, related documents, and additional information about BJS?s statistical publications and programs are available on the BJS website at bjs.ojp.gov.
The Bureau of Justice Statistics of the U.S. Department of Justice is the principal federal agency responsible for collecting, analyzing, and disseminating reliable statistics on crime and criminal justice in the United States. Doris J. James is the acting director.
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