A police car behind crime scene tape. While federal and state aid is available for crime victims, many say that they struggle to access it. (Getty Images) Aieda Harris knows the pain of gun violence.

CINCINNATI — Advocates and victims of violent crimes filled the hall inside the Holloman Center for Social Justice. National and local nonprofits brought the community together Tuesday to learn about ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A national crime victims advocacy group is traveling to cities across the nation to make sure crime victims get the support they need and let them know money could be available to ...

Several Democratic state attorneys general say the Trump administration has backed away from requiring states to agree to cooperate with the president's immigration agenda in order to access federal ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Across the country, violent crime victims ...

Families of Black murder victims filed the most claims, amounting to nearly 23,000 during the study period. By comparison, ...

THE House of Representatives on Thursday expressed support for the government’s plan to provide financial compensation to young victims of violent crimes, emphasizing the critical role of the state in ...

Police tape off a street in Grand Blanc, Mich., after a shooting and fire at a church. Victims of crime often face a maze of legal and administrative barriers, making it hard to secure compensation or ...