Help for Crime Victims

If you are a crime victim, help is available.

FINDING HELP IN YOUR AREA:

Advocates in prosecutors’ offices and community-based organizations are available to help crime victims with information, referral, and assistance. Find a victim service provider in your area, search the Victim Service Provider Directory.

CRIME VICTIM RIGHTS:

Crime victims in Minnesota have rights: Crime Victim Rights

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE:

Minnesota Crime Victim Reparations: Victims of violent crime can file a claim for reparations to cover expenses related to the crime.

Emergency Fund:  Local organizations distribute funds in small amounts to crime victims to cover emergency expenses related to the crime.

OTHER HELP FOR CRIME VICTIMS:
(pdf documents)

• Collecting Court-Ordered Restitution
• Coping with Victimization
• How Do I Get a Copy of My Police Report?
• Identity Theft Road Map: Basic Guide for ID Theft Victims in Minnesota
• Restorative Justice
• Sexual Assault Exam Medical Expenses - County Contacts
• Tips on Testifying
• Victim Impact Statements

COMPLAINTS BY CRIME VICTIMS:

Victims who feel that their rights have been violated or that they have been mistreated by a member of the criminal justice system can contact the Crime Victim Justice Unit.

Links to other organizations that serve the needs of crime victims:

Alzheimer's Association American Association on Mental Retardation American Council of the Blind American Foundation for the Blind Americans with Disabilities Act Information Line Battered Women's Justice Project Battered Women's Legal Advocacy Project Childhelp USA/Forrester National Child Abuse Hotline Domestic Violence Law Family Violence Dept, National Council of Juvenile & Family Court Judges Family Violence Prevention Fund/Health Resource Center Federal Trade Commission Identity Theft Brochure MN Center Against Violence and Abuse (MINCAVA) MN Coalition for Battered Women MN Statutes Mothers Against Drunk Driving National Alliance for the Mentally Ill National Association for the Deaf National Center for Missing and Exploited Children National Center for Victims of Crime National Children's Alliance National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information National Coalition Against Domestic Violence National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) National Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association National Domestic Violence Hotline National Down Syndrome Congress National Fraud Information Center National Institute of Justice (NIJ) National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders National Organization for Victim Assistance National Network to End Domestic Violence Office for Victims of Crime Parents of Murdered Children Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf The Arc of the United States Treatment Advocacy Center WATCH