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VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT
STATE COMPENSATION PROGRAM
2008 WYOMING 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: 599
OR
  
    b. Total claims, if victims and indirect victims generally count as separate items:
2. NUMBER OF CLAIMS APPROVED AS ELIGIBLE 456
    (a) Number of Victims 17 and Under 107
    (b) Number approved for victims 18 - 64 342
    (c) Number approved for victims 65 and Older 7
3. NUMBER OF CLAIMS APPROVED AS INELIGIBLE OR CLOSED 136
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 265       122       $753,486      
2. HOMICIDE 17              $49,241      
3. SEXUAL ASSAULT 58              $79,792      
4. CHILD ABUSE (Including sexual
   physical abuse) 		48         $85,633      
5. DWI/DUI 6         $25,994      
6. OTHER VEHICULAR CRIMES 4         $15,295      
7. STALKING 4       1       $1,647      
8. ROBBERY 1              $436      
9. TERRORISM 1         $988      
10. KIDNAPPING 1              $170      
11. ARSON              
12. OTHER              
TOTAL 405       123       $1,012,682      
 
INDICATE TOTAL EXPENSES PAID BY SERVICE
 
1. MEDICAL/DENTAL (Except Mental Health) $673,557
2. MENTAL HEALTH $103,222
3. ECONOMIC SUPPORT (Lost Wages, Loss of Support) $164,699
4. FUNERAL/BURIAL (Including all Funeral Related Expenses) $37,001
5. CRIME SCENE CLEAN-UP
6. FORENSIC SEXUAL ASSAULT EXAMS
7. OTHER $34,203
8. TOTAL $1,012,682
 
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 compensation funds are critical to the mission of the Division of Victim Services to help restore victims of crime to their pre-crime status.  Without the federal assistance, we would be unable to meet the needs of victims in our state, but with the federal VOCA funds we are able to pay all eligible claims. Our program can assist victims with such things as medical and dental costs, mental health counseling, prescription assistance, lost wages, loss of support and relocation expenses for victim safety.  The VOCA funds allow us to continue to provide monetary assistance to those who have been victimized by crime in our state.  Were it not for the assistance of these funds, the agency would be unable to fulfill our mission.
 
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 database used for the compensation program measures processing time on the average of all claims received from date of receipt through eligibility determination. During this reporting period, we were able to process claims at an average of 3.97 weeks.  Many claims are processed much more quickly and we have been able to get funds into the hands of victims of crime in less than a week of receipt of the application.
 
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. 
Administrative funds are used for employee training, preparation of resource documentation and continued IT support.
 
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This document was last updated on March 30, 2009