April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month

BJS's Crime Victimization Survey Shows Rate of Overall Crime Remained Flat from 2014 to 2015

The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) has released its annual report on criminal victimization in the U.S. (available at: https://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&iid=5804). The violent crime rate and rates of intimate partner violence did not change significantly in 2015 as compared to 2014.

There was also no significant change from 2014 to 2014 in the percent of violent crimes reported to police (47%) or in the percent of violent crime victims who received services from a victim service agency (9%).

The property crime victimization rate declined from 43.7 victimizations per 1,000 households in 2014 to 38.3 victimizations per 1,000 households in 2015, largely due to declines in household burglary and theft.

OVW Reports on Accomplishments

The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) recently published a report to the nation on "Accomplishments of the Office on Violence Against Women: January 2009 to January 2017," which highlights OVW's key achievements, including services and programs and their impact on victims, survivors, and communities. The report can be viewed at (https://www.justice.gov/ovw/page/file/929506/download).

Harris County SAFE Court - Survivors Acquiring Freedom and Empowerment

 

Harris County SAFE Court – Survivors Acquiring Freedom and Empowerment

 

Dr. Lisa Muftic, CVI's Assistant Director, is serving as a research partner for Harris County's new SAFE Court, a prostitution prevention program targeting first offenders between 17 and 25 years old. The program combines a specialty court with evidence-based treatment to provide the tools needed to reduce victimization and criminalization of these young adults. See link below for more information.

http://andersonda.com/harris-county-district-attorney-devon-anderson-announces-safe-court/