EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS OBSERVES NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS' RIGHTS WEEK

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:

PLANO, Texas - Eastern District of Texas U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs joins the Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) and the Executive Office for the United States Attorneys (EOUSA) in observing National Crime Victims' Rights Week. This year's theme is"Listen. Act. Advocate.Protect victims, serve communities."

According to a Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)report, there were 6.7 million violent victimizations of persons age 12 or older in the United States in 2024. Violent victimization includes rape or sexual assault, robbery, aggravated assault, and simple assault.

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