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VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT
STATE COMPENSATION PROGRAM
2008 HAWAII STATE WIDE COMPENSATION REPORT

CLAIMS DATA
 
1. NUMBER OF NEW CLAIMS RECEIVED DURING REPORTING PERIOD
    a. Total claims, if only one claim is usually counted per crime: 861
OR
  
    b. Total claims, if victims and indirect victims generally count as separate items:
2. NUMBER OF CLAIMS APPROVED AS ELIGIBLE 630
    (a) Number of Victims 17 and Under 182
    (b) Number approved for victims 18 - 64 624
    (c) Number approved for victims 65 and Older 28
3. NUMBER OF CLAIMS APPROVED AS INELIGIBLE OR CLOSED 204
4. NUMBER OF FORENSIC SEXUAL ASSAULT EXAMINATION CLAIMS RECEIVED
   DURING THE REPORT PERIOD. IF SUCH CLAIMS ARE HANDLED THROUGH
   SEPARATE CLAIMS PROCEDURE. (See Instructions)
 
PAYMENT STATISTICS BY CRIME CATEGORY:
TYPE OF CRIME a.
NUMBER OF CLAIMS
PAID DURING
REPORTING PERIOD
Includes Column b 		b.
NUMBER OF DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE RELATED
CLAIMS PAID DURING
REPORTING PERIOD 		c.
TOTAL AMOUNT PAID
BY CATEGORY
Including all supple-
mental payments
1. ASSAULT 462       188       $532,439      
2. HOMICIDE 11       4       $30,745      
3. SEXUAL ASSAULT 60       4       $92,752      
4. CHILD ABUSE (Including sexual
   physical abuse) 		173         $120,978      
5. DWI/DUI 4         $4,646      
6. OTHER VEHICULAR CRIMES         
7. STALKING              
8. ROBBERY              
9. TERRORISM         
10. KIDNAPPING 11       3       $25,013      
11. ARSON              
12. OTHER              
TOTAL 721       199       $806,573      
 
INDICATE TOTAL EXPENSES PAID BY SERVICE
 
1. MEDICAL/DENTAL (Except Mental Health) $392,546
2. MENTAL HEALTH $55,581
3. ECONOMIC SUPPORT (Lost Wages, Loss of Support) $96,287
4. FUNERAL/BURIAL (Including all Funeral Related Expenses) $32,594
5. CRIME SCENE CLEAN-UP
6. FORENSIC SEXUAL ASSAULT EXAMS
7. OTHER $229,565
8. TOTAL $806,573
 
Please respond to the following questions
additional 8x11 sheets may be attached if necessary
 
1. DESCRIBE THE IMPACT THAT VOCA FUNDS HAVE HAD ON YOUR PROGRAM'S ABILITY TO MEET THE NEEDS OF CRIME
   VICTIMS. 
VOCA funds increased our program's ability to meet the needs of crime victims by providing funding to cover the crime-related expenses of more than 600 violent crime victims.
 
2. HOW DO YOU MEASURE YOUR PROGRAM'S EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS IN REDUCING THE FINANCIAL IMPACT
   OF CRIME ON VICTIMS? WHAT ARE THE RESULTS? 
The program's efficiency is measured through automated means by the average number of weeks between the receipt of the claim and the disposition of the claim.  Currently, the average number of weeks between the receipt and disposition of a claim is about 16 weeks or 4 months.  This data is useful in measuring trends and the impact of policy and/or procedural changes on claims processing time.  However, it does not measure whether we have successfully reduced the financial and corresponding emotional impact on a particular applicant.  In order to respond to applicants who need immediate financial assistance, we allow them or their service providers to self identify whether their case needs to be fast tracked.  The combined approach, working to reduce the average time it takes to process a claim and fast tracking cases where the applicant needs immediate assistance, has reduced the financial and emotional impact of crime on our applicants.
 
3. DID YOUR STATE USE VOCA ADMINSTRATIVE FUNDS?   No
   IF YOUR STATE USED VOCA ADMINSTRATIVE FUNDS, PLEASE DESCRIBE THE IMPACT THESE FUNDS HAVE HAD ON YOUR
   STATE'S ABILITY TO PROVIDE COMPENSATION OR IMPROVE VICTIM SERVICES.
 
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This document was last updated on March 30, 2009