UT OVC State Wide Compensation Report

VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT
STATE COMPENSATION PROGRAM
2008 UTAH 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:	6,022
2. NUMBER OF CLAIMS APPROVED AS ELIGIBLE	4,508
(a) Number of Victims 17 and Under	1,839
(b) Number approved for victims 18 - 64	2,632
(c) Number approved for victims 65 and Older	37
3. NUMBER OF CLAIMS APPROVED AS INELIGIBLE OR CLOSED	1,514
4. NUMBER OF FORENSIC SEXUAL ASSAULT EXAMINATION CLAIMS RECEIVED DURING THE REPORT PERIOD. IF SUCH CLAIMS ARE HANDLED THROUGH SEPARATE CLAIMS PROCEDURE. (See Instructions)	1,144

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	1,576	1,213	$4,328,650
2. HOMICIDE	136	26	$407,742
3. SEXUAL ASSAULT	596	54	$283,323
4. CHILD ABUSE (Including sexual physical abuse)	1,968		$1,079,749
5. DWI/DUI	59		$305,007
6. OTHER VEHICULAR CRIMES	18		$84,202
7. STALKING	2	1	$1,800
8. ROBBERY	50	2	$143,301
9. TERRORISM	0		$0
10. KIDNAPPING	12	3	$22,307
11. ARSON
12. OTHER	91	86	$91,040
TOTAL	4,508	1,385	$6,747,121

INDICATE TOTAL EXPENSES PAID BY SERVICE

1. MEDICAL/DENTAL (Except Mental Health)	$3,833,476
2. MENTAL HEALTH	$1,477,411
3. ECONOMIC SUPPORT (Lost Wages, Loss of Support)	$394,499
4. FUNERAL/BURIAL (Including all Funeral Related Expenses)	$324,986
5. CRIME SCENE CLEAN-UP
6. FORENSIC SEXUAL ASSAULT EXAMS	$723,587
7. OTHER	$675,450
8. TOTAL	$7,429,409

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 been a valuable resource to the State of Utah in helping to meet the needs of victims of violent crime statewide. During Federal FY08 Approximately 4508 victims of violent crime were granted awards totaling $7,429,409.00 funded in part by monies made available throught the VOCA program.

2. HOW DO YOU MEASURE YOUR PROGRAM'S EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS IN REDUCING THE FINANCIAL IMPACT
OF CRIME ON VICTIMS? WHAT ARE THE RESULTS?

Monthly automated statisticial reports are run on Reparations Officer's case load to show the following: 1. Claims assisgned to each Officer for the reporting period. 2. Claims approved by each Officer. 3. Claims denied by each Officer. 4. Claims closed by each Officer. 5. Total claims completed by each Officer. 6. The average processing time of each Officer. Note: The results obtained by these statistics reports show CVR's average processing time from date received to the date of determination is 29.52 days. The results obtained by these statistics also show that the average processing time for each Officer for the date received to when the first payment is made is 62.12 days.

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.

During Federal FY08 VOCA Administrative funds were used by CVR. These funds allowed CVR to rent additonal office space to expand our program. We were able to hire additional temporary staff to help with workloads to assist victims in a timely matter. These funds allow key staff members to attend and receive valuable training through Conferences and the victim academy. Because of these funds we are in the process of developing a new computer database for our program. Without these additional VOCA administrative funds, these things would not have been possible. The 5% cap placed on us by the VOCA grant rules and polices for administrative funds has not been exceeded.

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This document was last updated on March 30, 2009