Back to Nevada
VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT
STATE COMPENSATION PROGRAM
2008 NEVADA 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: 2,354
OR
  
    b. Total claims, if victims and indirect victims generally count as separate items:
2. NUMBER OF CLAIMS APPROVED AS ELIGIBLE 945
    (a) Number of Victims 17 and Under 207
    (b) Number approved for victims 18 - 64 724
    (c) Number approved for victims 65 and Older 17
3. NUMBER OF CLAIMS APPROVED AS INELIGIBLE OR CLOSED 1,406
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 931       285       $4,270,050      
2. HOMICIDE 110              $349,792      
3. SEXUAL ASSAULT 84              $135,608      
4. CHILD ABUSE (Including sexual
   physical abuse) 		277         $395,496      
5. DWI/DUI 82         $498,249      
6. OTHER VEHICULAR CRIMES 47         $196,593      
7. STALKING 0             
8. ROBBERY 188              $637,530      
9. TERRORISM 0        
10. KIDNAPPING 1              $698      
11. ARSON              
12. OTHER              
TOTAL 1,720       285       $6,484,016      
 
INDICATE TOTAL EXPENSES PAID BY SERVICE
 
1. MEDICAL/DENTAL (Except Mental Health) $4,853,199
2. MENTAL HEALTH $370,469
3. ECONOMIC SUPPORT (Lost Wages, Loss of Support) $784,522
4. FUNERAL/BURIAL (Including all Funeral Related Expenses) $208,058
5. CRIME SCENE CLEAN-UP $0
6. FORENSIC SEXUAL ASSAULT EXAMS $0
7. OTHER $267,769
8. TOTAL $6,484,017
 
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 allow us to increase services and benefits to non-residents, as well as, to victims who are Nevada residents.
 
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 have implemented effective cost containment controls that allow us to dramatically expand our effectivesness in reaching victims in need of assistance.  We measure the amount we pay for crime category and type of expenses.  We also measure how quickly we approve claims and pay claims once approved.  We have reduced the time to approve a claim by several weeks in the last year.  We are now approving claims within two (2) days of a completed application being submitted.  We satisfied over $27 million dollars in claims with $7 million dollars in funding this FY.
 
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. 
We used our administrate funds to pay salaries, puchase supplies in local and national training conferances.  The use of administrative funds for these purposes has allowed us to dedicate more state funding to victim payments, thus increasing our federal matching funds through this grant.
 
Back to Nevada

This document was last updated on March 30, 2009