For help and information on victim rights and services, call: Massachusetts Office for Victim Assistance Victim and Witness Assistance Board (617) 727-5200 For information on applying for Victim Compensation, call or click to view website: Victim Compensation and Assistance Division Office of the Attorney General (617) 727-2200 For information on the rights of victims in federal crimes, call: U.S. Attorney’s Office Victim/Witness Assistance Program (617) 748-3140 For information on how you can become certified to receive information on convicted offenders, call or click to view website: Criminal History Systems Board Victim Service Unit (617) 660-4690 For information on the status of an offender incarcerated in state prison, call or click to view website: Massachusetts Department of Correction Victim Service Unit (978) 369-3618 For information on an offender’s parole eligibility, call or click to view website: Massachusetts Parole Board Victim Service Unit (617) 727-3271 For information on a juvenile in state custody, call or click to view website: Massachusetts Department of Youth Services Victim Services Unit (617) 727-7575 For information on sexual offenders, call or click to view website: Sex Offender Registry Board Victim Service Unit (978) 740-6440

District Attorney Based Victim Witness Assistance Programs

The District Attorney’s Office for each county in Massachusetts and the Attorney General’s Office have established Victim Witness Assistance Programs to help crime victims during the prosecution of a case. For information and assistance about a crime in which you were a victim, call the Victim Witness Assistance Program in the county in which the crime occurred. Attorney General’s Criminal Bureau: (617) 727-2200 Barnstable County Victim Assistance: (508) 362-8103 Berkshire County Victim Assistance: (413) 443-3500 Bristol County Victim Assistance: (508) 997-0711 Dukes County Victim Assistance: (508) 627-7780 Essex County Victim Assistance: (978) 745-6610 Franklin County Victim Assistance: (413) 772-6944 Hampden County Victim Assistance: (413) 747-1038 Hampshire County Victim Assistance: (413) 586-5780 Middlesex County Victim Assistance: (617) 679-6500 Nantucket County Victim Assistance: (508) 228-4642 Norfolk County Victim Assistance: (781) 830-4800 Plymouth County Victim Assistance: (508) 894-6309 Suffolk County Victim Assistance: (617) 619-4000 Worcester County Victim Assistance: (508) 792-0214

Sheriff Based Victim Assistance Programs

Barnstable County Sheriff’s Office: (508) 375-6241 Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office: (978) 667-1711 ext. 3145 Essex County Sheriff’s Office: (978) 750-1900 Norfolk County Sheroff’s Office: (781) 329-3705 ext. 265

Department of Transitional Assistance-Domestic Violence Specialists

Athol: (978) 249-3242 Boston Family Housing: (617) 989-6156 Brockton: (508) 895-7163 Central Office: (617) 348-5978 Or (617) 348-5880 Davis Square: (617) 629-1493 Dorchester: (617) 989-6039 Fall River: (508) 646-6299 Falmouth/Wareham: (508) 291-4505 Fitchburg: (978) 665-8751 Framingham: (508) 661-6627 Greenfield: (413) 772-3456 Haverhill: (978) 469-7155 Holyoke: (413) 552-5420 Hyannis/Orleans: (508) 862-6614 Lawrence: (978) 725-7155 Liberty Street: (413) 858-1155 Lowell: (978) 446-2414 Malden: (781) 388-7394 Milford: (508) 634-7126 New Bedford: (508) 961-2013 New Market: (617) 989-2205 North Adams: (413) 663-1149 Northampton: (413) 587-4542 North Shore: (978) 825-7448 Pittsfield: (413) 238-2051 Plymouth: (508) 732-3131 Quincy: (617) 847-4618 Revere: (781) 266-7401 Roslindale: (617) 469-1562 Southbridge: (508) 765-2445 State Street: (413) 858-1308 Taunton: (508) 823-2571 Ext.257 Westfield: (413) 564-5121 Worcester: (508) 767-3115