CITY OF FRESNO
____________________________________________ __________________________________________ JERRY P. DYER, Honorable Mayor ANNALISA PEREA, Council President
_____________________________________________ __________________________________________ MIKE KARBASSI, Council Vice President MIGUEL ARIAS, Councilmember, District 3
_____________________________________________ __________________________________________ TYLER MAXWELL, Councilmember, District 4 LUIS CHAVEZ, Councilmember, District 5
_____________________________________________ __________________________________________ GARRY BREDEFELD, Councilmember, District 6 NELSON ESPARZA, Councilmember, District 7
Office of Councilmember Tyler Maxwell
Is hereby presented to:
Fresno County Probation Department’s James
Rowland Crime Victim Assistance Center
WHEREAS, this year, from April 21st to April 27th, National Crime Victims’ Rights Week will recognize victims of crimes and explore supportive measures t hat can be taken to address victim’s needs; and
WHEREAS, violent crime in the City and County of Fresno continues to victimize members of the community and highlights the importance of advancing resources for the physical and emotional aftermath of a crime; and
WHEREAS, when any community member in this city or throughout the Nation is harmed by crime, all are touched by the devastating results . Working to break the cycle of violence enhances public safety, public health, and equity; and
WHEREAS, throughout the year, the Fresno County Probation Department’s James Rowland Crime Victim Assistance Center continues to embrace its “Voice for Victims” approach and provide much -needed services to victims and witnesses of crime throughout Fresno County; and
WHEREAS, under the guidance and direction of Fresno County Probation Department’s James Rowland Crime Victims Assistance Center, more than 8,000 crime victims were served in 2023, and historically, over one million dollars in State Compensation Funds are received annually by victims of crime in Fresno County.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that we, Mayor Jerry P. Dyer and the Fresno City Council, do hereby proclaim April 21st to April 27th, 2024 as:
“National Crime Victims’ Rights Week”
in the City of Fresno
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and
affixed the Great Seal of the City of Fresno, California, this 4 th
day of April of the Year Two
Thousand and Twenty-Four.