Victim/Witness Program

Community Resources

Crisis & Emergency Numbers

  • Lynchburg Police Department
    www.lynchburgpolice.org
    911

  • YWCA Domestic Violence Prevention Center (24-hour emergency shelter)
    (434) 528-1041

  • Sexual Assault Response Program (24-hour hotline assistance)
    (434) 947-7273

  • Crisis Line of Central Virginia (24-hour hotline assistance)
    (434) 947-4357

Financial Assistance

  • Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund
    www.vwc.state.va.us
    (800) 552-4007

  • Lynchburg Social Services (food stamps, general relief, state and local hospitalization)
    (434) 847-1551

  • Interfaith Outreach Association
    (434) 846-6098

Law Enforcement Offices

  • Lynchburg Police (non-emergency)
    www.lynchburgpolice.org
    (434) 847-1614

  • Lynchburg Magistrates’ Office
    (434) 847-1329

Inmate Locator and Notification

  • Blue Ridge Regional Jail Authority Inmate Information
    (434) 847-1300

  • Victim Notification of Offender Status (VINE)
    (800) 467-4943

General Information

  • United Way Information and Referral Center
    (434) 845-8016

  • Virginia Lawyer Referral Service
    www.vsb.org/vlrs.html
    (800) 552-7977

Other Victim/Witness Programs

  • Bedford County, Virginia
    (540) 586-7628

  • Campbell County, Virginia
    (434) 332-9627

For additional resources not listed above, please contact the Lynchburg Victim/Witness Office at 434-847-1343.