Davis County victim advocate details heavy caseload, case examples and resource gaps

Davis County victim advocate Christina Peri Rock told the Davis County Commission during a work session April 15 that advocates in the county’s attorney’s office handle a heavy caseload and provide sustained support to victims through investigation, hearings and, when necessary, trial.

Peri Rock, who represents the Davis County Attorney’s Office, opened by warning that bureau data and arrest-based counts understate the number of people who need help and said victims often confront a slow, unpredictable legal process. “It’s hard to feel like there’s justice for victims,” she said, describing the office’s role as helping victims feel “seen” and supported rather than treated as a checklist of procedures.

Peri Rock presented arrest-based crime counts from the state Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) for 2024 and partial 2025 reporting and noted that BCI’s grouping of offense types sometimes differs from how prosecutors categorize cases. She said the county’s prosecution team pursues difficult sex-abuse and domestic-violence prosecutions that other jurisdictions…