PASSPORT TO SAFER

A Guide to Americans Traveling Abroad

Safety Tips & Helpful Contacts for Victims of Crimes in Foreign When you travel for business, Before You Go Travelers Checks/ATM's/Cash/ In accordance with the Privacy Act, pleasure or study, one way to Take an active role and become Credit Card information on your welfare or ensure a safer experience is to familiar about: Consider using a variety of means for whereabouts cannot be released to have relevant information before • carrying funds; small amounts are inquirers without your expressed you go. This pamphlet has been • Visas always best. written authorization, so consider prepared to assist Americans • Customs signing a notarized release before traveling abroad, including those • Immunizations, and other Embassies and Consulates you travel. requirements relevant to the in need of help after a crime has Keep a record of the telephone number Prescription Drugs been committed. Inside is practical you plan to visit and address of the U.S. embassy or consulate in the country you plan to If you take prescription medication, advice to help travelers plan a safe Health Insurance make sure you have an adequate supply trip, and in the event of an Make sure you have adequate health visit. If you plan to stay longer than one month, register with the nearest embassy for the duration of the trip, including unexpected incident, a list of insurance coverage while abroad and extra doses in case of travel delays. useful contacts. your coverage includes medical or consulate. If a country has neither, evacuations. If it does not, consider register at one in an adjacent country. Always carry your prescriptions in their Travel is meant to be an enriching, additional insurance before you travel This makes it easier to reach you in case labeled containers as many countries enjoyable experience. Bon voyage! to cover the high cost of transportation of an emergency or to replace a lost have strict trafficking laws, and back to the U.S. in the event of a . For information on the Internet, unlabeled bottles can raise a red flag. medical emergency. go to www.usembassy.state.gov/. Always take a copy of your medical prescription(s) with you. You must be Table of Contents If you are traveling with an able to document any medication. If you are traveling with valuables, Before You Go...... Page 1 to a country experiencing political determine if your insurance will cover uncertainty or other unrest, determine if Travel Tips Travel Tips...... Page 2 items stolen or lost in foreign countries. your has registered your The Basics It is advisable to leave valuables, extra trip through the State Department's • Always keep your documents and Women Traveling Alone...... Page 4 credit cards and jewelry - even fake travel registration website money in a secure place, out of sight; After a Crime Occurs...... Page 4 jewelry - at home. Consider purchasing keep your money pouch underneath luggage insurance, as well. (www.usembassy.state.gov/ibrs). If it Emergency Contacts in Foreign has not, or in the event you are traveling your clothing or in inside pockets; the Countries...... Page 5 Passport, Visas & Immunizations on your own, you can still register with recommends using pouches that can be strapped to the Assistance for Crime Victims...... Page 6 Make sure your passport is valid and the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate you have the appropriate travel through this website. back of your leg or above the elbow. U.S. Based Organizations to Assist documents and visas for your • Fanny packs and back backs are Victims of Crime...... Page 7 destinations. For information about Itinerary vulnerable and are not appropriate for Provide family and/or friends with a important documents or money. Travel Warnings, Consular Information entry and exit requirements for particular countries, refer to the State detailed itinerary and the number, or • Keep your money separated, so it is Sheets & Public Announcements....Page 8 Department's publication, Foreign Entry a copy, of your passport or other not all in one place. State Victim Assistance and Requirements. This is available online at citizenship documents. Include names, • Remember, daytime is not necessarily Compensation Contact Numbers for www.travel.state.gov/foreignentryreqs.html. addresses and telephone numbers safer than nighttime. Victims of Crime...... Page 9 Always take extra copies of important where you will be staying. Leave a copy • Be wary of those posing as plain travel documents and keep them in a of your flight and ticket information, clothed police officers. safe place, separate from the originals, when you travel. as well. • Make sure taxis have door handles that work from the inside of the cab. 1 2 • Stay awake and alert when using lobby or in public places with other language, as well as in words. After a Crime Occurs public transportation. people, not in your room. • Trust your instincts. Do not feel Reactions to Crime • Avoid night buses. • If available, leave valuables in or obligated to do anything against your Everyone reacts differently to crime. • Never accept food, drink or cigarettes room safes. Otherwise, lock valuables will. “I don't want to” is always a good Factors that influence reactions vary from a stranger. in your suitcase and secure it with a enough reason. from person to person. How a person • Never offer a bribe. safety lock to something permanent in handles stress, the nature and duration • At airports, proceed through security the room. Women Traveling Alone There is an abundance of literature of the crime, and the support network in checks and go directly to the boarding • Keep your room number private, a person's life are important factors. area, usually the most secure location. as you would your address when available on the Internet and in books • In any crowded situation, be aware of at home. and journals for solo women travelers. Take the time to search the web, your Some of the most common reactions to jostling, even if it appears innocent. • If the management of a hotel insists crime include physical, emotional and This is often a ploy to distract you. you leave your room key at the front local library and/or bookstore for helpful advice. cognitive issues. After a crime, you might • Be discreet when using a telephone desk, consider changing . experience nausea, headaches, fatigue, calling card. • Keeping your room neat will help • Be aware and respectful of local hyperventilation, and trouble falling • Consider renting an international you notice disturbed or missing customs. Many destinations request a asleep or oversleeping. Emotional mobile phone to use in a case items quickly. visitor to respect local dress, reactions often include anger, fear, guilt, of emergency. particularly women's apparel, so repeated memories of the event, • Although most locals are as interested Social Situations dress appropriately. memory problems, restlessness and in your visit as you are in learning • Whenever possible, stay with your • Stay on the beaten track. feelings of isolation. These reactions are about their culture, remain cautious travel companions and friends, • Take along a “wedding” ring for extra normal when you experience an around new acquaintances. especially when drinking at a bar precaution, whether or not you extraordinary event. are married. Hotel/Accommodations or party. If the event happens when you are • Alcohol impairs judgment. Many • If accepting a social engagement make • Always inquire about hotel security. traveling, this can exacerbate your sense assaults on foreigners involve sure someone you trust knows the • When inside your room, check of insecurity. Language, customs and alcohol consumption. address, as well as your time of windows and doors for security locks cultural differences can be barriers, • Never leave your drink unattended. departure and estimated time and bars. contact someone you trust who can help Someone could add a drug. If of return. • Check fire exits for security. you make important decisions. someone offers to buy you a drink, be • Keep the address of where you are • Use the door chain and/or bolt lock sure you watch it mixed or poured. staying private. whenever you are in your room. Victims of Assault • Never put an inebriated friend in a cab • Jewelry, whether real or costume, • When traveling alone, consider staying If you are assaulted, contact the U.S. alone. Always ride in legitimate taxis. can attract unwanted attention. in a room above the ground floor. embassy or consulate immediately. • Thoroughly research tour companies, • Ask for directions before you set out. • Avoid hotel rooms at the end of a hall. Personnel will help you obtain police particularly if you plan to travel to No matter how modest your lodgings, • Use the door viewer (peephole) reports and proper documentation. They remote areas alone. your hotel concierge or staff before admitting anyone, even if you can also help with emergency counseling • If you are traveling with a companion, should be able to help. If lost, ask for are expecting a friend. Never open and other important contacts. If you always keep them informed about directions, preferably from families your hotel door for any reason. If a decide to report the incident, do not your activities. or women with children. Correct staff member knocks unexpectedly, bathe, brush your teeth or get rid of any • Communicate your limits firmly and information can save you from call the main desk immediately. clothing you wore. Write down as many directly. If you say no, be convincing - ending up in a potentially unsafe • Consider meeting new friends in the circumstance. details as you can recall. 3 loud, clear, and firm - in body 4 • If you plan to seek financial are familiar with local government cannot act as travel agents, employment countries. For further information, compensation on return to the agencies and resources and can provide brokers, bankers, lawyers, investigators please visit the Directory of International U.S., you will need a copy of the valuable assistance to crime victims. or law enforcement officers. Crime Victim Compensation Programs police report. on the Internet at They can help American crime victims How to Contact Embassies, Consulates http://www.ovc.gov/publications/info • Replace a stolen passport and Consular Agencies • U.S. embassy staff can advise where to • Contact family, friends or employers; res/intdir2005/welcome.html seek medical attention, testing and The Overseas Citizens Services (OCS) in or by calling 1-800-627-6872. A list of if family members need to reach you the State Department's Bureau of preventative treatment. If you have due to an emergency, they can call the countries offering Victim Compensation been sexually assaulted, it is important Consular Affairs is responsible for the Programs is at the end of this pamphlet. State Department's Overseas Citizens welfare and whereabouts of U.S. citizens to test for Sexually Transmitted Services at (202) 647-5225 Diseases and pregnancy, as well as traveling and residing abroad. Victim Compensation in the • Address emergency needs that arise as receive HIV counseling. For drugs to a result of the crime, such as medical Consular duty personnel are available All states operate crime victim be effective, many must be taken care or evacuation for emergency assistance 24 hours a compensation programs and many offer within 48-hours of exposure. • Provide general information about the day, 7 days a week. To contact the Office benefits to their residents who are local criminal justice process and of Overseas Citizens Services in the U.S., victims of violent crime overseas. State • If you think you might have been information about your case call 1-888-407-4747 (during business compensation programs provide drugged, collect a urine sample for • Obtain emergency funds hours) or 202-647-5225 (after hours). financial assistance to eligible victims for analysis by a laboratory within 48 • Offer information about local Contact information for U.S. embassies, reimbursement of expenses such as hours after the assault. resources to assist victims, including consulates and consular agencies medical treatment, counseling, funeral foreign crime victim compensation overseas is on the Internet at costs, lost income or loss of support, • When you arrive in the U.S., the programs if available http://travel.state.gov/travel/tips/ and other issues. National Sexual Assault Hotline at • Provide information about crime emergencies/emergencies_1748.html 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) is available victim assistance and compensation State Department Website Often victim compensation programs 24 hours a day. This hotline, operated programs in the U.S. require the victim to report the crime by RAINN (Rape Abuse Incest It is a good idea to research the country • Furnish a list of local attorneys who you intend to travel before setting sail. to local law enforcement in the coun- National Network) provides free, speak English try where the crime was perpetrated confidential counseling. RAINN is the www.travel.state.gov provides a wide • Make transportation arrangements in range of essential information for and obtain a copy of the police report. nation's largest anti-sexual the event of a death of an American assault organization. international travelers, from consular • Visit you in jail; consuls cannot get travel advisories to safety tips. For The U.S. Department of Justice's Office you out of jail (when you are in a of Victims of Crime can offer Emergency Contacts in example, women should be aware foreign country you are subject to its that the Bahamas, northern Honduras assistance once you return to the U.S. It Foreign Countries laws). However, they can help protect has advocates available to facilitate Consular Assistance to American and Costa Rica have high rates of your legitimate interests and ensure sexual assault. victim compensation applications and Crime Victims you are not subject to discrimination. the criminal justice process. Contact The United States Department of State Consular officials cannot investigate Assistance for information: www.ojp.usdo.gov/ovc maintains embassies and consulates in crimes, provide legal advice, represent Crime Victims and click on “Help for Crime Victims” nearly 250 cities throughout the word. you in court, serve as official Victim Assistance Overseas or 1-800-851-3420 Consuls are responsible for assisting interpreters or translators, or pay legal, If you are the victim of a crime while or (TTY) 1-877-712-9279. U.S. citizens who are traveling, working medical or other fees. Consular officers overseas, you can benefit from crime 5 or residing abroad. Consular personnel victim assistance programs in some 6 It Happened to Alexa after a crime occurs. Contact Victim Assistance Services Travel Warnings This program can help rape victims in information: www.ncvc.org or Contact information for non-emergency The State Department issues Travel the U.S. who are about to testify in a 1-800-FYI-CALL (394-2255) victim assistance services in communi- Warnings, based on relevant criminal trial with financial assistance to or (TTY) 1-800-211-7996; ties throughout the U.S. is available at information, to recommend Americans cover the expenses of a support person Monday - Friday, the web site of the U.S. Department of avoid travel to certain countries. Travel or persons to accompany them to court. 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. EST. Justice Office for Victims of Crime, Warnings also provide Consular Contact information: www.ovc.ncjrs.org/findvictimservices/. Information Sheets. You may also U.S. Department of Justice Violence www.ithappenedtoalexa.org want to review specific country Against Women Office. National Crime Victim Center or 1-716-754-4676. background notes. Information about local sexual assault Information for crime victims on the U.S. Based Organizations to victim assistance programs in the U.S. is impact of crime, safety planning, legal Public Announcements Assist Victims of Crime available from each state's sexual assault rights and civil legal remedies, as well as Public Announcements (PAs) are a options for assistance and referrals to Crime Victim Websites coalition. Contact information for these means to disseminate information about state coalitions is on the website of the local programs is available from the Information about each state's crime terrorist threats and other relatively U.S. Department of Justice Violence National Crime Victim Center. The toll free victim compensation program, and how short-term and/or trans-national Against Women Office at number is 1-800-FYI-CALL (394-2255); to apply for financial compensation for conditions posing significant risks to the www.ojp.usdoj.gov/vawo/help.htm. 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. EST. The TTY security of American travelers. PAs are losses incurred from the crime, is number for hearing impaired is available at the website of the National Domestic Violence Hotline issued when there is a specific threat 1-800-211-7996; 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 that cannot be countered. In the past, National Association of Crime Victim The toll-free number, 24-hours a day, p.m. EST. Information is also available PAs have dealt with short-term coups, Compensation Boards, 7-days a week for the National Domestic on the Internet at: www.ncvc.org. violence by terrorists and anniversary www.nacvcb.org. Violence Hotline, which provides crisis National Organization for Victim dates of specific terrorist events. RAINN counseling and referrals in the U.S., is 1-800-799-SAFE (7233). Assistance (NOVA) Consular Information Sheets The toll-free, 24-hours a day, 7-days a Information and referral to victim Consular Information Sheets are week hotline for sexual assault crisis The National Organization of Parents assistance programs is available from counseling and referrals in the United of Murdered Children available for every country of the world. the National Organization for Victim They include information such as States is 1-800-656-HOPE. It is The toll-free, 24 hours a day, 7-days a Assistance (NOVA). Call toll-free, operated by the non-profit organization, week crisis counseling and referral line location of the U.S. embassy or 24/7, 1-800-TRY-NOVA (879-6682). |consulate in the subject country, RAINN (Rape, Abuse and Incest National for families and friends of those who Information is also available on the Network), which also provides have died by violence is unusual immigration practices, health Internet at www.try-nova.org. conditions, minor political disturbances, information on the Internet at 1-888-818-POMC (7662). It is www.rainn.org. operated by the non-profit organization, Victim Assistance Programs unusual currency and entry regulations, Information about victim assistance crime and security information, and National Center for Victims of Crime POMC, Inc., (The National Organization of Parents of Murdered Children), which programs in approximately 20 countries drug penalties. If an unstable condition The National Center for Victims of Crime also has information on the Internet at is available at the web site of Victim exists in a country that is not severe enough to warrant a Travel Warning, a is the nation's leading resource and www.pomc.org. Assistance On-line, www.vaonline.org. advocacy organization for crime victims. description of the condition(s) may be It works with victims of crime to obtain Travel Warnings, Consular included under an optional section resources, information and assistance Information Sheets & Public entitled Safety/Security. Announcements 7 (www.travel.state.gov) 8 State Victim Assistance and Compensation Colorado Victim Assistance Victim Assistance Contact Numbers for Victims of Crime Victim Compensation 404-559-4949 515-281-5044 303-239-4442 Fax: 404-559-4960 Fax: 515-281-8199 Alabama Fax: 303-239-4411 Web site: www.ganet.org/cjcc Web site: Victim Compensation Web site: dcj.state.co.us/ovp/ Guam www.state.ia.us/government/ag/CVAD/index.html 334-242-4007 Victim Assistance Victim Compensation Kansas Fax: 334-353-1401 303-239-4429 9-1-671-475-3324, ext. 285 Victim Compensation Web site: www.acvcc.state.al.us/ Fax: 303-239-4411 Fax: 9-1-671-472-2493 785-296-2359 Victim Assistance Web site: dcj.state.co.us/ovp/voca.htm Victim Assistance Fax: 785-296-0652 334-242-5811 Connecticut 9-1-671-475-3324, ext. 285 Web site: Fax: 334-242-0712 Victim Compensation Fax: 9-1-671-472-2493 www.accesskansas.org/ksag/Divisions/Cvcb/main.htm Web site: www.ago.state.al.us/victim.cfm 860-747-6070 Hawaii Victim Assistance Alaska Fax: 860-747-6428 Victim Compensation 785-291-3868 Victim Compensation Web site: www.jud.state.ct.us 808-587-1143 Fax: 785-291-3204 907-465-5525 Victim Assistance Fax: 808-587-1146 Web site: www.ksgovernor.org/grants_vocapp.html Fax: 907-465-2379 860-747-6070 Web site: www.hawaii.gov/cvcc Kentucky Web site: www.state.ak.us/admin/vccb/ Fax: 860-747-6428 Victim Assistance Victim Compensation Victim Assistance Web site: www.jud.state.ct.us 808-586-1151 502-573-2290 907-465-4356 Delaware Fax: 808-586-1373 Fax: 502-573-4817 Fax: 907-465-3627 Victim Compensation Web site: www.cpja.ag.state.hi.us Web site: www.state.ky.us/agencies/cppr/cvcb/ Web site: www.dps.state.ak.us/cdvsa/index.htm 302-995-8383 Idaho Victim Assistance American Samoa Fax: 302-995-8387 Victim Compensation 502-564-3251 Victim Assistance Web site: courts.state.de.us/vccb 208-334-6000 Fax: 502-564-5244 011-684-633-5221 Victim Assistance Fax: 208-334-5145 Web site: Fax: 011-684-633-2269 302-577-8693 Web site: www2.state.id.us/iic/index.htm http://justice.ky.gov/departments/gmb/voca.htm E-mail: Leleaga L. at [email protected] Fax: 302-577-3440 Victim Assistance Louisiana Arizona Web site: www.state.de.us/cjc/victim.htm 208-334-5580 Victim Compensation Victim Compensation District of Columbia Fax: 208-332-7353 225-925-1997 602-364-1146 Victim Compensation Web site: www2.state.id.us/iic/index.htm Fax: 225-925-1998 Web site: Fax: 602-364-1175 202-879-4216 www.cole.state.la.us/cvr.htm Web Site: www.azcjc.gov Illinois Fax: 202-879-4230 Victim Compensation Victim Assistance Victim Assistance Web site: 312-814-2581 225-925-1757 602-223-2446 www.mpdc.dc.gov/mpdc/cwp/view,a,1241,q,539157, Fax: 312-814-5079 Fax: 225-925-3889 Fax: 602-223-2943 mpdcNav_GID,1523,mpdcNav,|.asp Web site: Web site: www.cole.state.la.us/cva.htm Web site: www.azvictims.org Victim Assistance http://www.ag.state.il.us/victims/victimcomp.html Maine Arkansas 202-727-4036 Victim Assistance Victim Compensation Victim Compensation Fax: 202-727-1617 312-793-8550 207-626-8800 501-682-1323 Web Site: Fax: 312-793-8422 Fax: 207-624-7730 Fax: 501-682-5313 www.mpdc.dc.gov/mpdc/cwp/view,a,1241,q,539164.asp Web site: www.icjia.state.il.us Web site: www.state.me.us/ag/index.php?r=crime- Web site: www.ag.state.ar.us andvictims&s=victimscompensation Florida Indiana Victim Assistance Victim Compensation Victim Compensation Victim Assistance 501-682-1074 850-414-3300 317-232-2560 207-287-5060 Fax: 501-682-5206 Fax: 850-487-1595 Fax: 317-232-4979 Fax: 207-287-5031 Web site: www.arkansas.gov/dfa/igs/igs_voca.html Web site: myfloridalegal.com/victims Web site: www.in.gov/cji/victim/ Web Site: http://www.state.me.us/dhs California Victim Assistance Victim Assistance Maryland Victim Compensation 850-414-3300 317-232-2560 Victim Compensation 916-323-3432 Fax: 850-487-3013 Fax: 317-233-3912 410-585-3331 Fax: 916-322-1487 Web site: myfloridalegal.com/victims Web site: www.in.gov/cji/victim/ Fax: 410-764-3815 Web site: Web site: www.boc.ca.gov Georgia Iowa www.dpscs.state.md.us/victimservs/vs_cicb.shtml Victim Assistance Victim Compensation Victim Compensation 800-842-8467 404-559-4949 515-281-5044 Victim Assistance Web site: www.oes.ca.gov Fax: 404-559-4960 Fax: 515-281-8199 410-767-7176 Web site: www.ganet.org/cjcc Web site: Fax: 410-333-0256 www.state.ia.us/government/ag/CVAD/index.html Web site: www.dhr.state.md.us/victim 9 10 Massachusetts Web Site: New York Victim Assistance Victim Compensation http://www.doj.state.mt.us/victims/default.asp Victim Compensation 1-800-745-6098 617-727-2200 Victim Assistance 518-457-8727 Fax: 405-264-5097 Fax: 617-367-3906 406-444-3604 Fax: 518-457-8658 Web site: www.dac.state.ok.us Web site: www.ago.state.ma.us Fax: 406-444-4722 Web site: www.cvb.state.ny.us Oregon Victim Assistance Web Site: http://www.mbcc.state.mt.us Victim Assistance Victim Compensation 617-727-5200 Nebraska 518-485-8727 503-378-5348 Fax: 617-727-6552 Victim Compensation Fax: 518-457-8658 Fax: 503-378-5738 Web site: www.state.ma.us/mova 402-471-2194 Web site: www.cvb.state.ny.us Web site: www.doj.state.or.us/CrimeV/comp.htm Michigan Fax: 402-471-2837 North Carolina Victim Assistance Victim Compensation Web site: Victim Compensation 503-378-5348 517-334-9941 www.ncc.state.ne.us/services_programs/crime_ 919-733-7974 Fax: 503-378-5738 Fax: 517-241-2769 victim_reparations.htm Fax: 919-715-4209 Web site: www.doj.state.or.us/CrimeV/welcome1.htm Web site: www.michigan.gov/mdch/0,1607,7-132- Victim Assistance Web site: Pennsylvania 2940_3184---,00.html 402-471-2194 www.nccrimecontrol.org/Index2.cfm?a=000003,00 Victim Compensation Victim Assistance Fax: 402-471-2837 0016 717-787-2040 517-334-9180 Web Site: www.nol.org/home/crimecom Victim Assistance Fax: 717-783-7713 Fax: 517-334-9942 Nevada 919-733-4564 Web site: www.pccd.state.pa.us Web site: www.michigan.gov/mdch/0,1607,7-132- Victim Compensation Fax: 919-733-4625 Victim Assistance 2940_3184---,00.html 702-486-2740 Web site: www.ncgccd.org/Index.cfm 717-787-2040 Minnesota Fax: 702-486-2825 North Dakota Fax: 717-783-7713 Victim Compensation Web Site: http://dadmin.state.nv.us Victim Compensation Web site: www.pccd.state.pa.us 651-205-4826 Victim Assistance 701-328-6193 Puerto Rico Fax: 651-296-5787 775-684-4449 Fax: 701-328-6186 Victim Compensation Web site: www.dps.state.mn.us/OJP/ Fax: 775-688-1616 Web site: 787-641-7480 Victim Assistance Web Site: www.dcfs.state.nv.us www.state.nd.us/docr//parole/victim_home.htm Fax: 787-641-7477 651-282-6256 New Hampshire Victim Assistance Web Site: Fax: 651-205-4808 Victim Compensation 701-328-6193 www.justicia.gobierno.pr/rs_template/v2/CompVic Web site: www.dps.state.mn.us/OJP/ 603-271-1284 Fax: 701-328-6186 Victim Assistance Mississippi Fax: 603-271-2110 Web site: 787-725-0335 Victim Compensation Web Site: www.state.nh.us/nhdoj/index.html www.state.nd.us/docr//parole/victim_home.htm Fax: 787-721-7280 601-359-6766 Victim Assistance Northern Mariana Islands Web Site: Fax: 601-359-3262 603-271-3671 Victim Assistance www.justicia.gobierno.pr/rs_template/v2/CompVic Web site: Fax: 603-271-2110 9-1-670-664-4557 Rhode Island www.dps.state.ms.us/dps/dps.nsf/main?OpenForm Web Site: www.state.nh.us/nhdoj/index.html Fax: 9-1-670-664-4560 Victim Compensation Web Site: www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ocom/ Victim Assistance New Jersey 401-222-3264 601-987-4990 Victim Compensation Ohio Fax: 401-222-2212 Fax: 601-987-4154 973-648-2107 Victim Compensation Web site: www.treasury.ri.gov/vcfund.htm Web site: Fax: 973-648-7031 614-466-5610 Victim Assistance www.dps.state.ms.us/dps/dps.nsf/main?OpenForm Web site: www.state.nj.us/victims/ Fax: 614-995-5412 401-222-2620 Missouri Web site: www.ag.state.oh.us/sections/crime_ Fax: 401-222-1294 Victim Assistance victims_services/ Victim Compensation 609-588-4535 Web site: www.rijustice.state.ri.us/voca 573-526-3510 Fax: 609-588-7890 Victim Assistance South Carolina Fax: 573-526-4940 Web site: 614-466-5610 Victim Compensation Web site: www.dolir.mo.gov/wc/cv_help.htm www.state.nj.us/lps/dcj/victimwitness/home.htm Fax: 614-752-2732 803-734-1930 Victim Assistance Web site: www.ag.state.oh.us/sections/crime_ Fax: 803-734-1708 New victims_services 573-751-4905 Victim Compensation Web site: www.govoepp.state.sc.us/sova/vcfund.htm Fax: 573-751-5399 505-841-9432 Oklahoma Victim Assistance Web Site: www.dps.state.mo.us/dps/DPS2002/ Fax: 505-841-9437 Victim Compensation 803-896-7896 victimservices/victimsservices.htm Web site: www.state.nm.us/cvrc 405-264-5006 Fax: 803-896-8714 Montana Fax: 405-264-5097 Web site: www.govoepp.state.sc.us/sova/index.htm Victim Compensation Victim Assistance Web site: www.dac.state.ok.us 406-444-3653 505-841-9432 Fax: 406-444-4722 Fax: 505-841-9437 11 Web site: www.state.nm.us/cvrc 12 South Dakota Virginia Countries with Compensation Programs for QUICK REFERENCE Victim Compensation Victim Compensation Victims of Violent Crime 605-773-3656 804-378-3434 Country______Fax: 605-773-6834 Fax: 804-378-4390 For further information, please visit the Directory of Web site: www.state.sd.us/social/cvc/index.htm Web site: International Crime Victim Compensation Programs Embassy/Consulate/Consular www.vwc.state.va.us/cicf/cicf_start_page.htm on the Internet at www.ovc.gov/publications/infores/ Victim Assistance Agency______605-773-3656 Victim Assistance intdir2005/welcome.html. Fax: 605-773-6834 804-786-4000 Address______Web site: www.state.sd.us/social/ASA/ Fax: 804-786-7980 domesticabuse/index.htm Web site: www.dcjs.state.va.us ______Tennessee Washington Contact Person______Victim Compensation Victim Compensation Bermuda Telephone Number______615-741-2734 360-902-5340 Fax: 615-532-4979 Fax: 360-902-5333 Columbia Website______Web site: www.treasury.state.tn.us/injury/ Web site: Email Address______Victim Assistance www.lni.wa.gov/ClaimsIns/CrimeVictims/default.asp 615-741-8277 Victim Assistance Home/Emergency Fax: 615-532-2989 360-725-2895 or 800-822-1067 Contacts______Web site: www.state.tn.us/finance/rds/ocjp.htm Web Site: Texas http://cted.wa.gov/portal/alias__CTED/lang__ ______en/tabID__244/DesktopDefault.asp Victim Compensation ______512-936-1200 West Virginia Great Britain and Northern Fax: 512-320-8270 Victim Compensation (SAR) Web site: www.oag.state.tx.us/victims/cvc.shtml 304-347-4850 Fax: 304-347-4915 Victim Assistance Iceland QUICK REFERENCE 512-463-1929 Web Site: Ireland Fax: 512-475-2440 www.legis.state.wv.us/Joint/victims/main.cfm Web site: www.oag.state.tx.us/victims/victims.shtml Victim Assistance Country______304-558-8814 U.S. Virgin Islands Embassy/Consulate/Consular Victim Compensation Fax: 304-558-0391 340-774-1166 Web site: www.wvdcjs.com/justiceprograms/victim- Agency______Fax: 340-774-3466 sofcrime.html , The Address______Victim Assistance Wisconsin 340-774-6400 Victim Compensation ______Philippines Fax: 340-776-3317 608-266-6470 Contact Person______Web Site: www.islands.vi/~vilepc Fax: 608-264-6368 Web site: www.doj.state.wi.us/cvs/CVCompensation/ Utah Portugal Telephone Number______Compensation_Brochure.asp Republic of Korea Victim Compensation Website______801-238-2360 Victim Assistance Fax: 801-533-4127 608-267-2251 Email Address______Fax: 608-264-6368 Web site: www.crimevictim.utah.gov/about.htm Home/Emergency Web site: www.doj.state.wi.us/cvs/ Victim Assistance 801-238-2360 Wyoming Contacts______Fax: 801-533-4127 Victim Compensation Trinidad and Tobago ______Web site: www.crimevictim.utah.gov/about.htm 307-777-7200 United States Fax: 307-777-6863 ______Vermont Web site: http://vssi.state.wy.us Victim Compensation 802-241-1250 Victim Assistance Acknowledgements Fax: 802-241-1253 307-777-7200 The U.S. Department of Justice, United States Attorney's Web site: www.ccvs.state.vt.us Fax: 307-777-6683 Office, District of Vermont, and the Vermont Web site: http://vssi.state.wy.us/index.asp Victim/Survivor of Crime Council prepared this pamphlet Victim Assistance for Americans traveling abroad. This information is 802-241-1250 intended to help Americans enjoy safer travel and to be Fax: 802-241-1253 informed about resources available in the event a crime Web site: www.ccvs.state.vt.us occurs while in a foreign country. 13 14