Victims’ Rights and Resources
Community Resources
211 Maryland: 211 Maryland connects you to health and human service resources in your community 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, in over 180 languages.
If you are in immediate danger, dial 911 immediately.
Crime Victims’ Compensation and Assistance
Criminal Injuries Compensation Board (CICB): A remedial body designed to provide aid and assistance to victims of crime in Maryland.
Phone: 410-585-3010
Toll-free: 888-679-9347
Walk-in: Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Effective November 9, 2022, the CICB will be closed to the public on Wednesdays. Wednesdays will be deemed as an Administrative Hearing Day. The agency reviews claims and conducts hearings for crime victims on Wednesdays.
Maryland Crime Victims Resource Center (MCVRC): A statewide nonprofit organization dedicated to serving the interests of crime victims in Maryland.
Roper Victim Assistance Academy of Maryland (RVAAM): A 40-hour, academically-based education and training program that covers a broad array of topics in victimology, victim’s rights and services and victim advocacy throughout the criminal and juvenile processes.
Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA): The statewide collective agency that advocates for compassionate, accessible care for survivors of sexual crimes and accountability for all offenders.
Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence (MNDAV): The state domestic violence coalition that brings together victim service providers, allied professionals, and concerned individuals for the common purpose of reducing intimate partner and family violence and its harmful effects on our citizens.
Maryland Safe at Home Address Confidentiality Program (ACP): The goal of the program is to help those individuals, who have relocated or are about to relocate, in an effort to keep their perpetrators from finding them.
Identity Theft
Identity Theft: The Attorney General’s Identity Theft Unit has tools available to help victims of identity theft address their problems, and to help all consumers protect themselves from identity thieves.
Courts
Courtsystem.org: A database of law enforcement agencies, courts, state’s attorney’s offices, jails, and prisons in Maryland.
Information and Notification
Victims’ Brochures & Forms: These brochures and forms have been created in order for crime victims to be aware of their rights as a crime victim in the State of Maryland and to guide them through the complex criminal justice process.
Victim Information & Notification Everyday (VINE): This automated service can provide information on the custody status of offenders and upcoming court hearing dates.
Phone: 1-866-634-8463
TTY: 1-866-847-1298
Online access: vinelink.com
VINE Protective Order (VPO): If the protective order has been issued, you can register to receive notification via phone or email.
Phone: 1-877-846-3420
Online access: registervpo.com
Victim Rights Compliance Line: If you are a crime victim, you are legally entitled to rights and services provided by Maryland agencies.
Phone: 410-697-9338