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VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT
STATE COMPENSATION PROGRAM
2008 VIRGINIA 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: 2,435
OR
  
    b. Total claims, if victims and indirect victims generally count as separate items:
2. NUMBER OF CLAIMS APPROVED AS ELIGIBLE 1,827
    (a) Number of Victims 17 and Under 445
    (b) Number approved for victims 18 - 64 1,345
    (c) Number approved for victims 65 and Older 37
3. NUMBER OF CLAIMS APPROVED AS INELIGIBLE OR CLOSED 594
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 1,108       191       $2,158,447      
2. HOMICIDE 252       41       $887,472      
3. SEXUAL ASSAULT 317       17       $393,959      
4. CHILD ABUSE (Including sexual
   physical abuse) 		206         $234,189      
5. DWI/DUI 41         $38,451      
6. OTHER VEHICULAR CRIMES 24         $34,678      
7. STALKING 0       0       $0      
8. ROBBERY 101       6       $205,397      
9. TERRORISM 1         $600      
10. KIDNAPPING 11       9       $9,523      
11. ARSON 2       0       $1,350      
12. OTHER              
TOTAL 2,063       264       $3,964,066      
 
INDICATE TOTAL EXPENSES PAID BY SERVICE
 
1. MEDICAL/DENTAL (Except Mental Health) $2,094,955
2. MENTAL HEALTH $144,752
3. ECONOMIC SUPPORT (Lost Wages, Loss of Support) $484,160
4. FUNERAL/BURIAL (Including all Funeral Related Expenses) $791,010
5. CRIME SCENE CLEAN-UP $12,442
6. FORENSIC SEXUAL ASSAULT EXAMS $340,759
7. OTHER $95,988
8. TOTAL $3,964,066
 
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. 
Without VOCA funding, the Virginia Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund would not be able to meet its obligations to victims of violent crime.  This funding ensures that the program stays solvent and available to injured 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? 
The Virginia Criminal Injuries Compensation Funds uses an automated method to determine processing time.  The average time to decision for all claims is forty days. Once the determination is made, checks are received in about fourteen days on average.  The Fund also measures how much many has been saved on behalf of victims by negotiating rates for medical services.
 
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