Victim Services

You may be a victim of crime or know someone close to you who is a victim. No matter what was taken or who was hurt, you may feel that your life has changed. You may not feel as safe or secure as before the crime. It is not unusual for hurt and anger to linger long after the criminal act.

Crime Victims Handbook (It requires the free Acrobat Reader. )
Crime Victims Handbook (Text Only Version)

IF YOU ARE CONCERNED ABOUT...

• Safety for You and Others

• Call 9-1-1 if you believe you are in danger.
• Contact the Juvenile Court Counselor or Parole/Probation Officer to report a threat made by someone on supervision.

• Compensation for Medical and Other Costs

• Contact the Oregon Crime Victims Compensation Program at 503.378.5348. They may be able to compensate you for medical, counseling, and certain other costs for some crimes.
• http://www.doj.state.or.us/crimev/comp.shtml

• Contacting ADULT Parole/Probation Officers

• Call our main office at 503.988.3701
• Call automated “VINE” system at 1.877.674.8463 (toll free) to find out if the person is on supervision, in a state prison, or in the county jail
• Follow this link to find out more about the Department of Corrections- Victim Information and Notification Everyday (VINE)

• Contacting JUVENILE Court Counselors or Finding Court Dates

• Call 503.988.3460

• Domestic Violence

• Portland Women’s Crisis Line – 503.235.5333 (1.888.235.5333 toll free if outside the Portland area.)
  http://www.pwcl.org/
• Department of Community Justice Domestic Violence Unit – 503.988.5056
• Domestic Abuse Hotline –1.800.799.7222
  (toll free)
• District Attorney’s Domestic Violence Unit 503.988.3873
  (On the day following the report to the police) Please follow this link to the District Attorney's website.
  
• Please follow this link to for more
  information about Domestic Violence Services in Multnomah County http://www.co.multnomah.or.us/dchs/ dv/index.html

• Help to Recover From the Emotional Trauma of Crime

• Talk to your health insurance provider
• Call the Multnomah County Mental Health Line at 503.988.4888
  or please follow this link for more information about mental health help or a crisis:
  http://www.co.multnomah.or.us/dchs/mhas/cphone.shtml

• Identity Theft

• Report the crime immediately to local law enforcement – Portland Police Bureau non-emergency calls to 503.823.3333
• For more information and advice on what to do, visit this site of the Federal Trade Commission site at: http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/idtheft/
  
  
• A non-profit organization called:
  Identity Theft Resource Center http://www.idtheftcenter.org/

• Inmate's Release from Incarceration

• Contact the Oregon Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision, if the inmate is in a state prison. You can contact the Victim Specialist at 503.945.0902 or at http://www.paroleboard.state.or.us/
• Register with VINE at 1.877.674.8463 for automated phone notification, or https://www.vinelink.com/vinelink/initMap.do for e-mail notification.
• Contact the Multnomah County Sheriffs Office, if the inmate is in the County Jail at 503.988.3689.

• Neglect or Abuse of a Child

• Multnomah County Child Welfare Hotline at 503.731.3100

• Payment of Restitution Owed

• Juvenile Court Counselor- 503.988.3460
• Adult Parole/Probation Officer.503.988.3701

• Recovering Property Held by the Police

Contact the District Attorney's Office and ask for help from a Victim Advocate.

• If the defendant is a juvenile- 503.988.3472
• If the defendant is an adult- 503.988.3222

• Restraining or Stalking Orders

• Contact the Family Law Clerk at 503.988.3943.
• Or go to the
  Multnomah County Courthouse
  1021 SW 4th Ave., Room 211.
• More information is available at -- http://www.co.multnomah.or.us/dchs/
  dv/dvman/restraining.html

• Sexual Assault or Rape

• Portland Women’s Crisis Line –
  503.235.5333
  http://www.pwcl.org/
  
• District Attorney’s Office Victims Advocates
  503.988.3222 (on the day following the report to the police) Please follow this link to the District Attorney's website.
  

• Small Claims Court

• Call 503-988-3022 to file for recovery of money, damages or personal property which is valued at $7,500 or less.

• Your Rights as a Victim

Oregon Law guarantees you certain rights as a victim of crime.

Contact the Oregon Department of Justice at 503.378.5348 or please follow this link for more information:
http://www.doj.state.or.us/crimev/index.shtml

http://www.oregoncrimevictimsrights.org/#search

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