Help for Crime Victims
If you or someone you know has been a victim of a crime, help may be available.
The Office of Victim Services may be able to help with medical bills and counseling expenses; burial and funeral costs; lost wages; and other types of assistance.
The agency also funds a network of victim service providers across New York State. Don’t wait another minute to learn more.
Guidance for Victim Service Providers
OVS also provides guidance and support to the network of victim service providers that it funds across New York State.
These agencies and organizations provide assistance such as counseling and crisis intervention, advocacy and legal help to those in times of need.
Professionals who work for victim service providers can access documents, advisory bulletins, informational e-mails and other information.
File a Claim Online
You can file a claim for compensation online, either on your own or contact a victim assistance program for help.
OVS provides a safety net if you have no other way to pay for costs – including but not limited to medical bills, counseling expenses, burial and funeral costs, and lost wages – resulting from being the victim of a crime. Your family members also may be eligible for help.
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July
18
10:00 AM
NYS Office of Victim Services, 80 South Swan Street 2nd Floor, Albany, NY 12210
July
18
10:00 AM
NYS Office of Victim Services, 55 Hanson Place, Brooklyn, NY
July
19
10:00 AM
St. David's Episcopal Church - Jamar Drive - Dewitt, NY
Featured
News
$10 Million available to enhance investigations of child abuse cases
April 3, 2017 - 11:00amThe New York State Office of Victim Services announced that $10 million in federal funding is available for state-approved Child Advocacy Centers to enhance services provided to children who are victims of crime.
February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month
February 1, 2017 - 11:15amOVS Director Elizabeth Cronin joined domestic violence victim advocates at a Capital Region high school to highlight a new campaign to educate teens and adults about teen dating abuse.
2015-16 Annual Report
December 8, 2016 - 10:45amThe Annual Report provides an overview of the agency, details about OVS and its mission, and the services and benefits we provided to innocent crime victims throughout New York State in fiscal year 2015-16.
PSAs Educate New Yorkers about OVS Assistance
September 26, 2016 - 11:30amSurvivors of crime and family members of crime victims describe how assistance from the Office of Victim Services helped them rebuild their lives.
FROM OVC - Introducing the New and Improved SANE Guide
September 9, 2016 - 1:30pmNearly two decades after releasing the original guide for Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) programs, the Office for Victims of Crime is pleased to announce the new and improved SANE Program Development and Operation Guide.
Governor Cuomo Signs Law Helping Families of Homicide Victims with Funeral Costs.
August 22, 2016 - 4:00pmLegislation allows funeral home businesses to pay for burial costs on behalf of a family and then recover those expenses from the Office of Victim Services, which provides a financial safety net for innocent crime victims and their family members.