LAS VEGAS — Nationwide Crime Victims’ Rights Week is a time to honor victims and survivors within the Las Vegas valley whereas additionally recognizing the devoted professionals and volunteers who present important help and providers.
This 12 months’s theme is “Kinship,” emphasizing that shared humanity ought to be the middle of help.
“It’s very important that we highlight the pervasive issue of domestic violence, as well as other crimes like sexual assault and human trafficking that are happening right now in our communities,” Beth Flory, CEO of S.A.F.E., mentioned.
Every year, hundreds of individuals develop into victims of crime. In Nevada, regulation enforcement investigated almost 13-thousand incidents of “violent” crime final 12 months, together with rape, homicide, theft, and aggravated assault in keeping with the FBI’s Crime Knowledge web site.
“In Nevada, there were 49 homicides due to domestic violence, and the vast majority of them did occur in Clark County,” Flory mentioned.
For greater than 30 years, S.A.F.E. Home has provided help and providers for victims and survivors of home violence and different crimes. The group gives shelter, counseling, advocacy, and group outreach to assist finish abuse in Las Vegas and past.
“Ensuring that victims know that services like ours exist, that they can escape they’re situation that they’re facing… that our victims have the ability to get out of their situation into safe and affordable housing in our community,” Flory mentioned. “Ensuring that victims know their rights that they have because of Marsy’s Law in 2018, they have many rights afforded to them through the court system.”
In the event you or somebody you realize is experiencing home violence, you may name S.A.F.E. Home’s 24-hour disaster hotline at (702) 564-3227. For extra info, click on right here.
