Victim Advocacy

The Victim Advocate (VA) serves as a liaison with other criminal justice agencies and institutions concerned with victim/witness needs. Responsibilities of the VA include:

Assisting families at hospitals, funerals and with legal and other benefit matters.
Assisting officers and detectives to provide assistance and information on cases.
Assisting victims in filing for compensation from the State Bureau of Crimes Compensation and Victim/Witness Services.
Training sworn and non-sworn personnel about the existence and function of the program at least once every two (2) years.
Ensuring that the victims/witnesses are advised of the status of their cases, including the arrests and release of suspects.
Assisting in the notification of family members when an employee is killed or seriously injured in the line-of-duty.
Maintaining long-term contact with the family to assist in any way.

The Victim Advocate can be reached Monday -- Friday (excluding holidays) 8 A.M. -- 4 P.M. by calling (727) 232-8948 or emailing haysm@cityofnewportrichey.org.

You can sign up to receive updates on a suspect's incarceration status here.

For your rights as a victim in the State of Florida, please view the Victim Rights Booklet.(PDF, 480KB)

For information regarding the Victims Compensation program through the Office of the Attorney General, please visit their site h ere.

For more resources for domestic violence, sexual violence, seniors, minors and next of kin, please click here for a Victim Resource List.(PDF, 174KB)