Below is a list of important contact information for other essential services for crime victims.
Please do not hesitate to contact NVS at 215.438.4410 if you have any questions about these referral sources.
Philadelphia District Attorneys Office Victim Witness Services
DA.Victimservices@phila.gov or 215.686.8027
Philadelphia Police Districts in northwest division of Philadelphia
Each Philadelphia police district has a victim assistance officer (VA0) who is responsible for contacting victims who may be in need of victims compensation or other police services. The VAOs in northwest Philadelphia work closely with NVS to meet the needs of victims and witnesses. In additon, each district has a crime prevention officer (CPO) who can assist with crime prevention, put you in touch with your local town watch, or help you start a town watch in your neighborhood.
Inspector Thomas Jarreau
Commander Officer
Northwest Police Division
Philadelphia Police Department
5th District: CAPT. Malachi Jones, VAO Michele Mobley: 215-686-3052, CPO Gregory Simon: 215-686-3052
14th District: CAPT. Nicholas Smith, VAO Mecca Washington: 215-685-2149, CPO Alvina McClain: 215-685-2147
35th District: CAPT. Michael Zimmerman VAO Kimberly Fowley: 215-924-9540, CPO Robert Hoppe: 215-686-3350
39th District: CAPT. Anthony Ginaldi, VAO Julianne Bruhns : 215-685-3034, CPO Joseph Lukaitis: 215-686-2751
Victim Service Programs in Other Parts of Philadelphia/ Pennsylvania
To find information on other victim service agengies in other areas of Philadelphia or Pennsylvania, use the following link to find help. Help in other areas of Philadelphia or Pennsylvania
Offender Release Information
PA SAVIN: Pennsylvania’s Automated Victim Notification Service
PA SAVIN is Pennsylvania’s automated victim notification system. As a victim of crime, this service provides you with free, confidential notification regarding an offender’s release, transfer or escape. The PA SAVIN service includes offenders under the supervision of county jails, state prisons, and state parole.
If the offender is in a county jail, you, your family and your circle of support can receive notifications on offender movements:
- When the offender is released from jail
- If the offender escapes
- If the offender is transfered to another location
- To register, click here or call PA SAVIN at 1.866.972.7284.
Office of the Victim Advocate
If the offender is in a state prison or on state parole, there are additional notifications and services that you, as a crime victim, can receive from the Office of the Victim Advocate.
Notifications and services include:
- Automated notification via PA SAVIN of transfers, release, escape and other types of custody changes
- An opportunity to express your feelings about the release of the offender. This is a way to let the decision makers know about any concerns you may have for the safety of you and your family and to request certain conditions of release be put in place if the offender is approved for release.
- Pennsylvania's Address Confidentiality Program - provides a substitute address for victims who have moved to a new location unknown to their perpetrator. The second part of the program provides participants with a free first-class confidential mail forwarding service.
- Victim Offender Dialogue a program to bring the victim and offender together for a face-to-face meeting, in the presence of a trained unbiased mediator.
To learn more or to register, contact the Office of the Victim Advocate at
(800) 322-4472, (800) 563-6399, or (877) 349-1064 (TDD) during regular business hours.
Northwest Victims Services can connect victims of crime with additional community organizations which provide emergency assistance. To connect with these community agencies, please contact an advocate at Northwest Victim Services, 215.438.4410.
