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VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT STATE COMPENSATION PROGRAM 2002 OHIO STATEWIDE COMPENSATION PROGRAM Prepared By: Ohio Attorney General - Crime Victim Compensation Division 65 East State Street, 8th Floor Columbus, OH 43215-4231 tel: (614)995-5413
CLAIMS DATA
1. NUMBER OF NEW CLAIMS RECEIVED DURING REPORTING PERIOD a. Total claims, if only one claim is usually counted per crime: 6,012 OR b. Total claims, if victims and indirect victims generally count as separate items: 0 2. NUMBER OF CLAIMS APPROVED AS ELIGIBLE: 2,797 (a) Number of Victims 17 and Under 428 (b) Number approved for victims 18 - 64 2,276 (c) Number approved for victims 65 and Older 93 3. NUMBER OF FORENSIC SEXUAL ASSAULT EXAMINATION CLAIMS RECEIVED DURING THE REPORT PERIOD. IF SUCH CLAIMS ARE HANDLED THROUGH SEPARATE CLAIMS PROCEDURE. (See Instructions) 6,023
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 1,862 312 5,008,088 2. HOMICIDE 268 13 3,395,494 3. SEXUAL ASSAULT 424 1 479,499 4. CHILD ABUSE (Including sexual & physical abuse) 21 69,840 5. DWI/DUI 46 447,277 6. 0THER VEHICULAR CRIMES 71 490,815 7. STALKING 15 1 16,681 8. ROBBERY 250 0 578,341 9. TERRORISM 0 0 10. KIDNAPPING 8 5 11,926 11. ARSON 11 11 103,706 12. OTHER 148 0 446,085 TOTAL 3,124 334 11,047,752
INDICATE TOTAL EXPENSES PAID BY SERVICE
1. MEDICAL/DENTAL (Except Mental Health) 3,580,229 2. MENTAL HEALTH 380,615 3. ECONOMIC SUPPORT (Lost Wages, Loss of Support) 4,913,544 4. FUNERAL/BURIAL (Including all Funeral Related Expenses 925,511 5. CRIME SCENE CLEAN-UP 7,834 6. FORENSIC SEXUAL ASSAULT EXAMS 2,980,000 7. OTHER 1,240,019 8. TOTAL 14,027,752
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. Section III Other: Aggravated Menacing, Child Endangering, Attempted Kidnapping, Witness to Homicide, Witness to Sexual Assualt. Section IV Other: Attorney Fees, Vehicle Conversions, Home Conversions, Evidence Collection, Transportation. =========== VOCA Grant Funds received during the federal fiscal year by the Attorney General’s office totaled $2,499,000 This amount allowed the Ohio’s Crime Victim’s compensation fund to distribute $14,027,752.82 to victims and their providers. The transition, beginning in 2000, from a court-based system to an administrative system operated by the Attorney General’s Office is now complete. With the help of VOCA funds, the program has more than doubled the amount of awards made to applicants and providers as compared to two years ago.2. HOW DO YOU MEASURE YOUR PROGRAM'S EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS IN REDUCING THE FINANCIAL IMPACTH OF CRIME ON VICTIMS? WHAT ARE THE RESULTS? Our program’s efficiency and effectiveness is measured by six different categories: average claim processing time, number of claims filed, number of appeals filed, average award for attorney fees, administrative costs, and subrogation collections. Processing time is the time from when an application is filed until an initial decision is rendered. The average time to process a claim in the state’s last fiscal year, which ended 6/30/02, was 130 days. This is a 53 % decrease compared to the final year of the court-based system in 2000. Our program experienced a 2% increase in the number of claims filed in the last fiscal year, and a 8% increase compared to two years ago. The number of appeals filed decreased by 45% in the last fiscal year compared to the number of appeals filed during the last year of the court-based system. Attorneys who assist applicants must bill the Attorney General’s office directly. The average attorney fee decreased by 32% compared to the average attorney fee paid under the court-based system. Administrative costs decreased 4% in the last fiscal year. Subrogation collections totaled $358,534 in the state’s last fiscal year. This represents a 36% increase from the previous fiscal year. In Conclusion, the Ohio Attorney General’s Office is pleased with the accomplishments achieved during its second year as administrator of the Ohio Victims of Crime Compensation Fund. The goals associated with the transfer of the crime victims compensation program firmly focused the Office on improving the quality and timeliness of services provided, while keeping administrative costs down. The time and dedication put forth to improve the program have paid off in increases in the quality of service rendered to victims, applicants and services providers, and decreases in the amount of time and money required to do the job. The mission of the Office is to help victims recover from the financial effects of violent crime, while treating victims and their families with the utmost dignity and respect. While financial compensation alone cannot heal the traumatic physical and mental effects of violent crime, it has the potential to mitigate the financial burdens of a crime that can be overwhelming in the aftermath. The accomplishments made this year are respectable; however, as a servant to the public, this Office will always search for and seize opportunities to improve upon the services offered in the future.
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. No.