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VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT
STATE COMPENSATION PROGRAM
2008 NEW HAMPSHIRE 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:
OR
  
    b. Total claims, if victims and indirect victims generally count as separate items: 433
2. NUMBER OF CLAIMS APPROVED AS ELIGIBLE 401
    (a) Number of Victims 17 and Under 138
    (b) Number approved for victims 18 - 64 260
    (c) Number approved for victims 65 and Older 3
3. NUMBER OF CLAIMS APPROVED AS INELIGIBLE OR CLOSED 32
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 101       60       $217,330      
2. HOMICIDE 24       4       $78,352      
3. SEXUAL ASSAULT 132       3       $113,168      
4. CHILD ABUSE (Including sexual
   physical abuse) 		60         $69,492      
5. DWI/DUI 5         $26,163      
6. OTHER VEHICULAR CRIMES 3         $16,156      
7. STALKING 4       2       $15,877      
8. ROBBERY 4       0       $5,581      
9. TERRORISM 0         $0      
10. KIDNAPPING 0       0       $0      
11. ARSON 0       0       $0      
12. OTHER 25       20       $33,288      
TOTAL 358       89       $575,407      
 
INDICATE TOTAL EXPENSES PAID BY SERVICE
 
1. MEDICAL/DENTAL (Except Mental Health) $105,595
2. MENTAL HEALTH $85,724
3. ECONOMIC SUPPORT (Lost Wages, Loss of Support) $168,928
4. FUNERAL/BURIAL (Including all Funeral Related Expenses) $19,827
5. CRIME SCENE CLEAN-UP $0
6. FORENSIC SEXUAL ASSAULT EXAMS $57,770
7. OTHER $137,563
8. TOTAL $575,407
 
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 us to expand and improve coverage, including increasing the cap for relocatoin benefits, to better meet the needs of New Hampshire 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? 
We monitor the effectiveness of the program by the feedback we receive from our VOCA funded victim service providers, including the narrative information from the annual performance reports, and from our network of police and prosecution victim witness advocates.
 
3. DID YOUR STATE USE VOCA ADMINSTRATIVE FUNDS?   Yes
   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. 
The administrative funds allow for enhanced administrative support for the program.
 
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This document was last updated on March 30, 2009