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National Crime Victims Rights Week

April 6-12, 2025

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Purpose

Since 1981, National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (NCVRW) has been celebrated every year in April to unite crime survivors, victim assistance, justice professionals and communities across America to pay tribute to crime victims. To listen to and learn from the immense power of their personal stories; and celebrate the many accomplishments that have strengthened laws and created policies, programs and partnerships that identify and put the needs of victims first.

The goal of NCVRW is to annually publicize and promote the needs, issues and concerns of crime victims and survivors; the many services available to support them in the aftermath of crime; and the challenges that remain to promote individual and community safety across our Nation.

The 2025 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week will be observed April 6-12 with the theme of KINSHIP:Connecting & Healing. This year’s theme of KINSHIP is a call-to-action to recognize that shared humanity should be at the center of supporting all survivors and victims of crime. KINSHIP is a state of being with survivors that drives vital connections to services, rights, and healing. KINSHIP is where victim advocacy begins. 

Victims have rights in the criminal justice process in federal and state courts. The Utah Office for Victims of Crime works to bring awareness about Crime Victim Rights. To bring awareness to Victim Rights, UOVC is hosting a PSA contest utilizing the theme above and hashtag #NCVRW2025UT. PSA entries can be submitted HERE up until April 4, 2025. The winning PSA will be shown during the press conference. 

Utah Calendar of Events

NCVRW Resource Fair, Press Conference, and Healing Lantern Exhibit held on Date: April 8, 2025 
Location: Utah Valley University, 800 West University Pkwy, Orem, UT in the Hall of Flags (Resource Fair) and in the Courtyard (Press Conference & Healing Lantern Exhibit) 
Time: 6:00-7:15 PM Resource Fair, 
7:15-8:00 PM Press Conference & Healing Lantern Exhibit

NCVRW Utah Social Media

This project is supported by a National Crime Victims' Rights Week Community Awareness Project subgrant awarded by the National Association of VOCA Assistance Administrators under cooperative agreement number 15POVC-24-GK-01921-NONF awarded by the Office for Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice.