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VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT
STATE COMPENSATION PROGRAM
2008 TENNESSEE 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: 2,786
2. NUMBER OF CLAIMS APPROVED AS ELIGIBLE 1,554
    (a) Number of Victims 17 and Under 446
    (b) Number approved for victims 18 - 64 1,067
    (c) Number approved for victims 65 and Older 41
3. NUMBER OF CLAIMS APPROVED AS INELIGIBLE OR CLOSED 1,293
4. NUMBER OF FORENSIC SEXUAL ASSAULT EXAMINATION CLAIMS RECEIVED
   DURING THE REPORT PERIOD. IF SUCH CLAIMS ARE HANDLED THROUGH
   SEPARATE CLAIMS PROCEDURE. (See Instructions) 		2,258
 
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 797       134       $6,100,533      
2. HOMICIDE 305       33       $2,820,667      
3. SEXUAL ASSAULT 148       32       $429,558      
4. CHILD ABUSE (Including sexual
   physical abuse) 		397         $968,019      
5. DWI/DUI 76         $642,529      
6. OTHER VEHICULAR CRIMES 15         $140,325      
7. STALKING 0       0       $0      
8. ROBBERY 182       0       $1,378,786      
9. TERRORISM 0         $0      
10. KIDNAPPING 1       0       $23,227      
11. ARSON 0       0       $0      
12. OTHER              
TOTAL 1,921       199       $12,503,644      
 
INDICATE TOTAL EXPENSES PAID BY SERVICE
 
1. MEDICAL/DENTAL (Except Mental Health) $6,474,060
2. MENTAL HEALTH $23,179
3. ECONOMIC SUPPORT (Lost Wages, Loss of Support) $3,907,015
4. FUNERAL/BURIAL (Including all Funeral Related Expenses) $912,408
5. CRIME SCENE CLEAN-UP $3,815
6. FORENSIC SEXUAL ASSAULT EXAMS $1,384,321
7. OTHER $1,183,167
8. TOTAL $13,887,965
 
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 continue to enable this program to meet the needs of crime victims in a timely manner and expand benefits in a meaningful way.
 
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 measure the average processing time of claims that were received and decided in the same FFY.  Average times on claims we process has been split between non-forensic claims and forensic claims, since forensic are reviewed and decided through a separate process.


Average non-forensic receipt to decision is 57.34 days.  For paid claims, average time from claimant acceptance of award to payment is 2.37 days.


Average forensic receipt to decision is 9.25 days.  Average forensic decision to payment time is 2.81 days.
 
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