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Updated September 2026

🤲 I was the victim of a crime — what help and compensation can I get?

Direct answer

Every EU country must offer victims free support, information and, for violent crime, state compensation — regardless of whether the offender is caught. Opferhilfestelle Liechtenstein (+423 236 73 60) is the victim-support service for Liechtenstein: emotional support, help with the police and the court, practical help with insurers and employers, and the compensation application. Landespolizei Liechtenstein — Anzeige (+423 236 71 11) takes the report; ask for your rights as a victim in writing and for updates on the case. Landgericht — Verfahrenshilfe (gerichte.li) covers legal costs if you need a lawyer in the proceedings.

Call firstOpferhilfestelle Liechtenstein
Report toLandespolizei Liechtenstein — Anzeige
If that failsLandgericht — Verfahrenshilfe

🗣️ What to say

"I was the victim of [crime] on [date]; police report [number]. I would like support with [the procedure / compensation / practical matters] and to be informed about my rights and the progress of the case."

🪜 Step by step

  1. Report if you have notRights as a victim — information, protection, compensation — mostly start with the report.
  2. Contact Opferhilfestelle LiechtensteinThey call you back, explain what happens next, and stay with you through the process.
  3. Ask for updatesYou have the right to be informed of the decision to prosecute, the trial date and the release of the offender, if you ask.
  4. CompensationFrom the offender in the criminal case, from insurers, and for violent crime from the state fund — Opferhilfestelle Liechtenstein files it with you. Deadlines apply (often 1–3 years).
  5. Legal aid: Landgericht — VerfahrenshilfeFor a lawyer to join the case as a civil party, free below an income threshold.

📇 All contacts

Opferhilfestelle LiechtensteinStatutory victim support, compensationAfter any crime📞 +423 236 73 60🔗 www.opferhilfe.li
Landespolizei Liechtenstein — AnzeigeCriminal complaint online or at the stationAlways — the basis for bank, insurer and platform📞 +423 236 71 11🔗 www.landespolizei.li/anzeige
Landgericht — VerfahrenshilfeLegal aid on low incomeWhen you cannot afford a lawyer🔗 www.gerichte.li
Beschwerdekommission / Landtag — PetitionenComplaints about authoritiesWhen the authority does not answer or acts unfairly🔗 www.landtag.li

❓ Frequently asked

The offender was never found

State compensation for violent crime does not depend on a conviction; it depends on the report and the injury.

I was a victim in another EU country

You can report at home and the report is transferred; support services cooperate across borders. Opferhilfestelle Liechtenstein starts the process.

Can I get protection from the offender?

Protection orders, address confidentiality and separate waiting rooms at court exist; ask Opferhilfestelle Liechtenstein and the police explicitly.

📎 Sources

Last checked: 2026-09-26

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