PUBLICATION ADVISORY

BJS Releases Victim Service Providers in U.S. Counties, 2017

The Bureau of Justice Statistics, a division of the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs, today released Victim Service Providers in U.S. Counties, 2017.

This brief Just the Stats report presents findings on the organizations that served victims of crime or abuse as their primary function or had dedicated staff or programs to serve victims, based on data from BJS’s National Census of Victim Service Providers, 2017. The report uses maps to display the rates of victim service providers per 100,000 residents for U.S. counties in the 50 states and the District of Columbia and the rates of victims served per 1,000 county residents. The web version of the report features interactive maps that illustrate the rates across the country.

Title: Victim Service Providers in U.S. Counties, 2017 (NCJ 305315)

Where: https://bjs.ojp.gov/victim-service-provider-us-counties-2017

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. Alexis R. Piquero, PhD, is the director.

About the Office of Justice Programs

The Office of Justice Programs provides federal leadership, grants, training, technical assistance and other resources to improve the nation’s capacity to prevent and reduce crime, advance racial equity in the administration of justice, assist victims and enhance the rule of law.

More information about OJP and its components can be found at www.ojp.gov.

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