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    Pennsylvania Office of Victims' Services

    Help for Victims of Crime in Pennsylvania

    If you are in immediate danger, please call 911 or the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233.

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    Help is Available

    If you or someone you love has been impacted by a crime, you may not know where to turn. This website, provided by the Office of Victims' Services, is intended to be a resource to direct you to resources and available services. 

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    Download the Crime Victims App

    Crime Victims App Features: 

    • An interactive map that allows you to search for victim service organizations closest to you
    • Detailed information about the rights of crime victims in Pennsylvania and the services available to them
    • Ability to file a claim with the Victims Compensation Assistance Program and access to information concerning a claim already filed
    • The ability to message the Pennsylvania Office of Victims' Services for assistance
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    We want your feedback!

    The purpose of the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency’s Office of Victims’ Services website is to provide quality resources and information to individuals who have been victimized by crime and to friends and family who want to offer support to a victim of crime.

    It is important to us to get feedback from everyone who visits the site.   Please take a few minutes to offer your comments or suggestions for changes that may make the site easier for others to navigate and to find the information that is needed.  

    Please contact us at RA-PCCDPressOffice@pa.gov to provide feedback and help us make this site a more useful resource for Pennsylvanians in need.