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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. Cietušo atbalsta tālrunis — 116 006 / Juridiskās palīdzības administrācija — kompensācija (116 006) is the victim-support service for Latvia: emotional support, help with the police and the court, practical help with insurers and employers, and the compensation application. Valsts policija — iesniegums (110) takes the report; ask for your rights as a victim in writing and for updates on the case. Juridiskās palīdzības administrācija (80001801) covers legal costs if you need a lawyer in the proceedings.

Call firstCietušo atbalsta tālrunis — 116 006 / Juridiskās palīdzības administrācija — kompensācija
Report toValsts policija — iesniegums
If that failsJuridiskās palīdzības administrācija

🗣️ 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 Cietušo atbalsta tālrunis — 116 006 / Juridiskās palīdzības administrācija — kompensācijaThey 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 — Cietušo atbalsta tālrunis — 116 006 / Juridiskās palīdzības administrācija — kompensācija files it with you. Deadlines apply (often 1–3 years).
  5. Legal aid: Juridiskās palīdzības administrācijaFor a lawyer to join the case as a civil party, free below an income threshold.

📇 All contacts

Cietušo atbalsta tālrunis — 116 006 / Juridiskās palīdzības administrācija — kompensācijaFree victim support, state compensationAfter any crime📞 116 006🔗 www.cietusajiem.lv
Valsts policija — iesniegumsReport online or at a stationAlways — the basis for bank, insurer and platform📞 110🔗 www.vp.gov.lv/lv/iesniegums-policijai
Juridiskās palīdzības administrācijaState legal aid for low incomesWhen you cannot afford a lawyer📞 80001801🔗 jpa.gov.lv
Seksuālās vardarbības krīzes atbalsts — Centrs MARTA / slimnīcasCounselling and accompanimentAfter sexual violence, with or without a report🔗 www.marta.lv

❓ 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. Cietušo atbalsta tālrunis — 116 006 / Juridiskās palīdzības administrācija — kompensācija starts the process.

Can I get protection from the offender?

Protection orders, address confidentiality and separate waiting rooms at court exist; ask Cietušo atbalsta tālrunis — 116 006 / Juridiskās palīdzības administrācija — kompensācija and the police explicitly.

📎 Sources

Last checked: 2026-09-26

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