Local Resources
United States Attorney Assistance
Please visit our Contact Page for assistance.
Get our Victim Witness brochure
San Diego County Assistance
San Diego County Victim Assistance
(619) 531-4041
(For information, referrals, victim compensation assistance.)
Information & Referral Services
(858) 300-1211
San Diego Family Justice Center
(866) 933-4673 (toll free)
(One stop shop for victims of family violence and their children. Talk to an advocate, get a restraining order, plan for safety, talk to a police officer, meet with a prosecutor, receive medical assistance, counsel with a chaplain, get help with transportation, and obtain nutrition or pregnancy services counseling. )
Victims of Crime Resource Center
1-800-VICTIMS (1-800-842-8467)
(For information and referrals to County Victim Assistance Centers,
victim compensation, local domestic violence shelters, and filing restraining orders.)
Rape Crisis Center Hotline
1-888-385-4657
Child Abuse
858-560-2191
Adult Abuse
1-800-510-2020
Identity Theft:
Identity Theft Resource Center
(858) 693-7935
(Assists victims of identity fraud.)
Human Trafficking:
S.D. Youth Services, Store Front Youth Shelter (ages 12 - 17)
(866) 752-2327 (toll free) or (619) 325-3527
Bilateral Safety Corridor Coalition (BSCC)
(619) 336-0770
(619) 666-2757 (emergency)
Imperial County Assistance
Imperial County Victim Assistance (760) 339-4357
(For information, referrals, victim compensation assistance.)
Center for Family Solutions
(760) 353-8530 or (760)353-6922
(For domestic violence and child abuse.)
Rape Crises Center
(760) 352-7873
Child Abuse Prevention Council (760) 353-8300
Child Protective Services (760) 337-7700
State Assistance
California Attorney General, Public Inquiry Unit
1-800-952-5225
(Investigates a variety of consumer/business frauds.
(916) 322-3360
California Department of Insurance
1-800-927-4357
(Information and source to file complaints
for insurance related fraud.)
California Bureau of Real Estate Consumer Recovery Unit
(916) 263-8925
(For victims defrauded by licensed California real estate brokers, acting within the scope of their license, provides recovery fund.)
National Resources
Many national organizations assist crime victims and provide great resources for victims and their families. Contact an organization below for more information.
Crime Victim Information
- U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime
- National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA)
- National Center for Victims of Crime
- National Criminal Justice Reference Service
Fraud & Identity Theft
Identity theft is when someone uses your personal information such as your Social Security Number or credit card without your permission. If you are a victim of identity theft:
- Check your accounts.
- Contact all creditors and financial institutions.
- Place a fraud alert on your social security number, and obtain a copy of your credit report.
- Contact the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) no-cost victim assistance number: 1-888-400-5530 or www.idtheftcenter.org. The ITRC can provide victims with valuable information and give you detailed information on what you need to file.
- Run your credit report quarterly.
- Contact one of the three companies to place an alert.
- Equifax : 1-800-525-6285, P.O. Box 740241, Atlanta, GA 30374-0241.
- Experian: 1-888-397-3742, P.O. Box 9532, Allen, TX 75013.
- TransUnion: 1-800-680-7289, P.O. Box 6790, Fullerton, CA 92864-6790.
- Once you place the fraud alert in your file, you’re entitled to order free copies of your credit reports, and, if you ask, only the last four digits of your SSN will appear on your credit reports.
- National Fraud Information Center
- Federal Trade Commission
- Identity Theft Resource Center
- Department of Justice - I.D. Theft & Fraud
- U.S. Postal Inspection Service
- Annual Credit Report
Domestic Violence
- Violence Against Women & Family Protection Office
- National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
- National Domestic Violence Hotline
Substance Abuse
Sexual Abuse
- National Sexual Violence Resource Center
- Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network
- Sexual Assault Response Advocates - Nationwide Hotline
Child Victims And Violent Crime
- National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
- Parents of Murdered Children (www.pomc.com)
- National Center for Abused and Neglected Kids