Despite the exceedingly high crime rates and great need for victim services in Indian Country, over the last five years, tribes have never received more than 0.7 percent of the Crime Victims Fund available for victim assistance.
John Barrasso points out the minimal funding tribes receive from the Crime Victims Fund.
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