Who We Assist

From April 1994 to April 2011, the BVVSA:

- assisted 7,936 individuals victimized by crime and trauma

- responded to 1,145 crisis calls

- assisted with 3,735 separate occurrences

- assisted 797 individuals in court.

- have conducted educational presentations to 14,900 people

Over the past operational year ending April 15, 2011, the BVVSA assisted 491 individuals in 253 occurrences. 103 of these occurrences originated in Banff, 115 in Canmore, 25 in Lake Louise and 10 in Kananaskis.

The types of situations where victims have been assisted by the BVVSA includes murder, attempted murder, sudden death, suicide, attempted suicide, fatal motor vehicle collisions, motor vehicle collisions, serious accidents, sexual assaults, assaults, domestic assaults, residential and commercial break and enters, robbery, thefts, forgeries, property damage, trespassing, harassment, threats, kidnapping, missing persons, child abuse and indecent acts.