As part of the Victim Support Services project, FRA looked what 'model' of support services for victims of crime exist in each EU Member State.
The focus here was on generic support services for victims of crime which are services that seek to provide support for victims irrespective of the nature of the crime. It is possible to distinguish between three main models of generic victim support services in EU Member States (1-3). Distinctions are drawn between the (non-) governmental nature and sources of funding of the main generic support provider. The table below illustrates the model prevalent in each Member State.
Note: The table refers to those EU Member States with at least one national generic VSS (from the research it appears there are no generic victim support services (i.e. aimed at all rather than specific categories of victims) in BG, CY, EL, IT, LT, LV, RO and SI. These countries are highlighted in the table above in pink.)
Models of generic victim support organisations
Source: FRA, 2014