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VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT
STATE COMPENSATION PROGRAM
2008 LOUISIANA 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: 1,090
OR
  
    b. Total claims, if victims and indirect victims generally count as separate items:
2. NUMBER OF CLAIMS APPROVED AS ELIGIBLE 847
    (a) Number of Victims 17 and Under 189
    (b) Number approved for victims 18 - 64 631
    (c) Number approved for victims 65 and Older 27
3. NUMBER OF CLAIMS APPROVED AS INELIGIBLE OR CLOSED 172
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 269       45       $882,923      
2. HOMICIDE 181       20       $722,213      
3. SEXUAL ASSAULT 55       2       $41,102      
4. CHILD ABUSE (Including sexual
   physical abuse) 		73         $61,039      
5. DWI/DUI 39         $164,730      
6. OTHER VEHICULAR CRIMES 33         $140,973      
7. STALKING 0       0       $0      
8. ROBBERY 22       0       $80,450      
9. TERRORISM 0         $0      
10. KIDNAPPING 3       0       $1,441      
11. ARSON 2       0       $10,500      
12. OTHER              
TOTAL 677       67       $2,105,371      
 
INDICATE TOTAL EXPENSES PAID BY SERVICE
 
1. MEDICAL/DENTAL (Except Mental Health) $933,659
2. MENTAL HEALTH $85,886
3. ECONOMIC SUPPORT (Lost Wages, Loss of Support) $252,815
4. FUNERAL/BURIAL (Including all Funeral Related Expenses) $818,090
5. CRIME SCENE CLEAN-UP $0
6. FORENSIC SEXUAL ASSAULT EXAMS $0
7. OTHER $14,922
8. TOTAL $2,105,372
 
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. 
The VOCA funding has allowed the program to compensate in a not so tangible area as loss of support where documentation is difficult and concerns about monetary awards are valid. The VOCA grant enables this program to provide a reasonable level of compensation to victims in our state.
 
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 Louisiana Crime Victims Reparations program measures the average processing time from the day in which a claim arrives at the board office until the date the board makes a decision. We use an average method of computing the average process time.  The efficiency standards are calculated automatically when requested.
 
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