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 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 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
