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Proclamation designating the Week of April 8-14, 2018 as "Crime Victims' Rights Week" in Los Alamos County (accepted by Adele McKenzie, LAPD)
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WHEREAS: Comparing the first half of 2016 with the same period in 2017, violent crimes in the United States of America decreased by 0.8 percent and property cimes decreased by 2.9 percent; And 2017 Los Alamos County statistics indicate a 47.1 percent increase and a 27.9 percent decrease in violent and property crimes, respectively; and
WHEREAS: Only 51.3 percent of serious violent crimes and 35.7 percent of property crimes were reported to police nation-wide in 2016; and
WHEREAS: Victims and survivors of crime across America need and deserve consistent access to support and assistance to help them cope with the short and long- term consequences of crime; and
WHEREAS: National Crime Victims’ Rights Week from April 8 - 14, 2018 is an important time to join together across our community, state and nation to celebrate the theme of “Expand the Circle: Reach All Victims”; and
WHEREAS: We support this theme in Los Alamos: we emphasize the importance of inclusion in victim services through improving how crime victim response agencies can better ensure that every crime victim has access to services and support; and how professionals, organizations and communities can work together to reach all victims;
NOW, THEREFORE, on behalf of the Council of the Incorporated County of Los Alamos, I do hereby proclaim the Week of April 8 - 14, 2018 as
“CRIME VICTIMS’ RIGHTS WEEK”
in Los Alamos County, with honor for those who are crime victims or survivors, and with respect for those who serve them.