Making a victim impact statement

A victim impact statement must be written or typed.  You can write or type your own, or you can use a Victim Impact Statement form. 

As victim impact statements detail the physical, financial and emotional effects suffered by you as a result of a crime, it can sometimes be very hard to put these feelings and effects into words.  Be patient, it might take a few attempts to get it right.

You can also get help to write it.  If you are seeing a counsellor, psychologist or someone from a support service, you can ask them to help you. 

You can get help from the Victims of Crime Service or Victims Support Services.