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VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT STATE COMPENSATION PROGRAM 2002 NEW MEXICO STATEWIDE COMPENSATION PROGRAM Prepared By: New Mexico Crime Victims Reparations Commission 8100 Mountain Road NE Suite 106 Albuquerque, NM 87110-7800 tel: (505)841-9432
CLAIMS DATA
1. NUMBER OF NEW CLAIMS RECEIVED DURING REPORTING PERIOD a. Total claims, if only one claim is usually counted per crime: 1,319 OR b. Total claims, if victims and indirect victims generally count as separate items: 0 2. NUMBER OF CLAIMS APPROVED AS ELIGIBLE: 1,029 (a) Number of Victims 17 and Under 366 (b) Number approved for victims 18 - 64 637 (c) Number approved for victims 65 and Older 26 3. NUMBER OF FORENSIC SEXUAL ASSAULT EXAMINATION CLAIMS RECEIVED DURING THE REPORT PERIOD. IF SUCH CLAIMS ARE HANDLED THROUGH SEPARATE CLAIMS PROCEDURE. (See Instructions) 0
PAYMENT STATISTICS BY CRIME CATEGORY:
a. b. c. TYPE OF CRIME NUMBER OF CLAIMS NUMBER OF DOMESTIC TOTAL AMOUNT PAID PAID DURING VIOLENCE RELATED BY CATEGORY REPORTING PERIOD CLAIMS PAID DURING Including all supple- Includes Column b REPORTING PERIOD mental payments
1. ASSAULT 291 53 767,863 2. HOMICIDE 118 12 276,126 3. SEXUAL ASSAULT 70 13 79,527 4. CHILD ABUSE (Including sexual & physical abuse) 142 164,655 5. DWI/DUI 18 109,402 6. 0THER VEHICULAR CRIMES 0 0 7. STALKING 0 0 0 8. ROBBERY 0 0 0 9. TERRORISM 0 0 10. KIDNAPPING 10 0 19,459 11. ARSON 0 0 0 12. OTHER 11 0 30,737 TOTAL 660 78 1,447,769
INDICATE TOTAL EXPENSES PAID BY SERVICE
1. MEDICAL/DENTAL (Except Mental Health) 794,931 2. MENTAL HEALTH 222,404 3. ECONOMIC SUPPORT (Lost Wages, Loss of Support) 185,564 4. FUNERAL/BURIAL (Including all Funeral Related Expenses 173,126 5. CRIME SCENE CLEAN-UP 0 6. FORENSIC SEXUAL ASSAULT EXAMS 0 7. OTHER 71,744 8. TOTAL 1,447,769
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. New Mexico is a poor state and without VOCA funds we would be unable to pay victims.2. HOW DO YOU MEASURE YOUR PROGRAM'S EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS IN REDUCING THE FINANCIAL IMPACTH OF CRIME ON VICTIMS? WHAT ARE THE RESULTS? We have a database and we measure the average time in days to process applications. The start date is the day we receive the application from the victim. The end date is the date the Board makes the decision. Our average is 171 days for the claims processed during this report period.
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 have been able to automate our system and keep current hardware available to staff. This has had a great impact on our program.