Victim support — Bílý kruh bezpečí · Czechia

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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. Bílý kruh bezpečí — 116 006 / Probační a mediační služba (116 006) is the victim-support service for Czechia: emotional support, help with the police and the court, practical help with insurers and employers, and the compensation application. Policie ČR — oznámení (158) takes the report; ask for your rights as a victim in writing and for updates on the case. Česká advokátní komora — bezplatná právní pomoc / Občanské poradny (cak.cz) covers legal costs if you need a lawyer in the proceedings.

Call firstBílý kruh bezpečí — 116 006 / Probační a mediační služba

Report toPolicie ČR — oznámení

If that failsČeská advokátní komora — bezplatná právní pomoc / Občanské poradny

🗣️ 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 Bílý kruh bezpečí — 116 006 / Probační a mediační službaThey 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 — Bílý kruh bezpečí — 116 006 / Probační a mediační služba files it with you. Deadlines apply (often 1–3 years).
Legal aid: Česká advokátní komora — bezplatná právní pomoc / Občanské poradnyFor a lawyer to join the case as a civil party, free below an income threshold.

📇 All contacts

Bílý kruh bezpečí — 116 006 / Probační a mediační službaFree victim support, state compensationAfter any crime📞 116 006 🔗 www.bkb.cz

Policie ČR — oznámeníCriminal complaint online or at a stationAlways — the basis for bank, insurer and platform📞 158 🔗 www.policie.cz/clanek/oznameni-trestneho-cinu.aspx

Česká advokátní komora — bezplatná právní pomoc / Občanské poradnyFree legal advice for low incomesWhen you cannot afford a lawyer🔗 www.cak.cz/scripts/detail.php?id=18919

proFem / Bílý kruh bezpečíSupport after sexual violence, no report neededAnytime📞 608 22 22 77 🔗 www.profem.cz

❓ 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. Bílý kruh bezpečí — 116 006 / Probační a mediační služba starts the process.

Can I get protection from the offender?

Protection orders, address confidentiality and separate waiting rooms at court exist; ask Bílý kruh bezpečí — 116 006 / Probační a mediační služba and the police explicitly.

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Last checked: 2026-09-26

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