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PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, in 2017 alone, 92,734 Texans became the victims of violent crime, 1,408 in
Williamson County; and
WHEREAS, offenders prey on our daughters and sons, sisters and brothers, parents
grandparents, friends and neighbors; and
WHEREAS, our crime victims’ advocates work tirelessly in police departments, sheriff’s
offices, crime scenes, prosecutor’s offices, schools, neighborhoods and youth custody facilities,
giving faces and names to the statistics of crime and opening our eyes to the reality of violence and
helping to plant seeds of hope that can last a lifetime; and
WHEREAS, we need to urge all citizens to pause and remember the victims of crime and
join in honoring those who serve crime victims and their families by working to reduce violence, to
assist those harmed by crime and to make our homes and communities safer places to live
.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DALE ROSS, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS,
do hereby proclaim April 8, through April 14, 2018, as
CRIME VICTIMS’ RIGHTS WEEK
in Georgetown, Texas