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October 2024
We added four crimes to our Illinois Crimes page in English and Spanish.
On our About Abuse – Sexual Assault/Rape page we updated the link to the cited National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey in the questions What is sexual assault? How common is it? and What is rape? How common is it?
On our About Abuse – Financial Abuse page we updated the link in If someone opened up accounts in my name without my permission, is this identity theft? for the National Conference of State Legislature’s state identity theft statutes.
On our Safety Planning – While Using Social Media page we updated the link to a resource on cyber-bullying.