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Twenty-eight years ago, President Ronald W. Reagan declared the first National Crime Victims’ Rights Week to pay tribute to crime victims and recognize the devastating impact of violence on individuals, communities and our nation as a whole. During the week of April 13-19, 2008, the 28th anniversary of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week will be observed across our nation by victims and survivors and the professionals and volunteers who assist them. This year's theme "Justice for Victims. Justice for All." emphasizes the importance of promoting and ensuring the rights of every victim of crime in our communities.

Los Angeles Run For Victims\' Rights

To commemorate this occasion, the Office of the Los Angeles City Attorney are sponsoring the 5th Annual "City of Los Angeles 5K Run/Walk for Victims’ Rights". This 5k-run/walk event will be held on Sunday, April 5, 2009 at Point Fermin Park in San Pedro and will serve as the kick-off to upcoming National Crime Victims’ Rights Week in the City of Los Angeles. This run/walk event is unique in that in addition to it being a commemorative event, it is also a fundraising event for twenty-two organizations from throughout the City and County of Los Angeles that provide services to victims of crime. The participating organizations service victims of crime in the areas of: domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, gun violence, hate crime and property crime.

This event will be a fun day for the whole family to enjoy with live entertainment, a community resource fair and raffle prizes to give away immediately following the 5K run/walk.

This event was made possible due to a generous donation from our presenting sponsor the Verizon Wireless Foundation. We want to thank Verizon for their continued support and dedication to helping victims of crime in Los Angeles and across the nation. We would also like to acknowledge and thank the Ralphs and Food For Less Foundation for their continued support, the Office of Victims of Crime (OVC), our media sponsor KNBC and to all of our associate sponsors who help make this event the success that it is and who are dedicated to bringing Victims’ Rights and awareness of services to the forefront in our communities and across the nation.