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Syracuse victim’s advocate reports caseload rise, outlines services and training needs
Summary
City victim’s advocate Celeste Hopkins told the council Syracuse’s victim caseload is up compared with the prior year, cited a holiday spike and increases in male and certain child‑abuse cases, detailed services provided and court advocacy, and outlined planned training and resource challenges.
Celeste Hopkins, Syracuse’s contracted victim’s advocate, reported to the council that the victim services caseload for Syracuse, Clinton and Sunset is up for the five‑month period she reviewed. Hopkins said she counted about 195 victims (approximately 200 after later additions) from July 1 to Jan. 7, compared with 142 in the same period the prior year.
Hopkins described a holiday spike (Thanksgiving through Jan. 3) during which she handled about 40 victims across the three cities and noted an increase in male victims.…
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