The Las Cruces Police Department’s Victims’ Assistance Unit will join several area organizations and programs April 9 in observing National Crime Victims’ Rights Week with an Expo and Walk at Pioneer Women’s Park.
The theme for this year’s National Crime Victims’ Rights Week is, “Serving Victims, Building Trust and Restoring Hope.”
The Expo and Walk is being held in conjunction with Child Abuse Awareness Week sponsored by the Children, Youth and Families Department. CYFD is sponsoring a Kids Corner at the Expo.
The Expo and Walk is in memory of victims of violent crimes and will start at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, April 9, at Pioneer Women’s Park located at 500 W. Las Cruces Ave. The Expo is free and the public is invited to visit with exhibitors and participate in various activities.
The Crime Victims’ Memorial Walk will begin shortly opening ceremonies. The Memorial Walk starts at Pioneer Women’s Park and will loop the Downtown Mall before returning to the park. All victims of violent crimes, and family and friends of victims of crimes, are encouraged to attend the Expo which will run until 1 p.m.
The National Crime Victims’ Rights Week is sponsored locally by Victims’ Assistance Units from the Las Cruces Police Department, the Dona Ana County Sheriff’s Office and the Third Judicial District Attorney’s Office; the Children, Youth and Families Department; the Mesilla Valley DWI Resource Center; Families and Youth Inc.; La Casa; La Pinon Sexual Assault Recovery Services; Alpha Phi Sigma; and the City of Las Cruces.
National Crime Victims’ Rights Month is observed each April by the Office for Victims of Crimes, a component of the Office of Justice Programs in the Department of Justice. Crime Victims’ Rights Week activities are intended to engage the community, and raise awareness of the rights and interests of crime victims.
Information from Las Cruces Police