Victim support · Slovakia

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Every EU country must offer victims free support, information and, for violent crime, state compensation — regardless of whether the offender is caught. Intervenčné centrá pre obete trestných činov / Pomoc obetiam násilia (0800 500 500) is the victim-support service for Slovakia: emotional support, help with the police and the court, practical help with insurers and employers, and the compensation application. Polícia SR — oznámenie (158) takes the report; ask for your rights as a victim in writing and for updates on the case. Centrum právnej pomoci (0650 105 100) covers legal costs if you need a lawyer in the proceedings.

Call firstIntervenčné centrá pre obete trestných činov / Pomoc obetiam násilia

Report toPolícia SR — oznámenie

If that failsCentrum právnej pomoci

🗣️ 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

Report if you have notRights as a victim — information, protection, compensation — mostly start with the report.
Contact Intervenčné centrá pre obete trestných činov / Pomoc obetiam násiliaThey call you back, explain what happens next, and stay with you through the process.
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.
CompensationFrom the offender in the criminal case, from insurers, and for violent crime from the state fund — Intervenčné centrá pre obete trestných činov / Pomoc obetiam násilia files it with you. Deadlines apply (often 1–3 years).
Legal aid: Centrum právnej pomociFor a lawyer to join the case as a civil party, free below an income threshold.

📇 All contacts

Intervenčné centrá pre obete trestných činov / Pomoc obetiam násiliaFree victim support, state compensationAfter any crime📞 0800 500 500 🔗 prevenciakriminality.sk/intervencne-centra

Polícia SR — oznámenieCriminal complaint online or at a stationAlways — the basis for bank, insurer and platform📞 158 🔗 www.minv.sk/?trestne-oznamenie

Centrum právnej pomociFree legal aid for people in needWhen you cannot afford a lawyer📞 0650 105 100 🔗 www.centrumpravnejpomoci.sk

Národná linka pre ženy zažívajúce násilie / intervenčné centráSupport after sexual violence, no report neededAnytime📞 0800 212 212 🔗 www.zastavmenasilie.gov.sk

❓ 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. Intervenčné centrá pre obete trestných činov / Pomoc obetiam násilia starts the process.

Can I get protection from the offender?

Protection orders, address confidentiality and separate waiting rooms at court exist; ask Intervenčné centrá pre obete trestných činov / Pomoc obetiam násilia and the police explicitly.

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Last checked: 2026-09-26

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