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VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT STATE COMPENSATION PROGRAM 2002 PENNSYLVANIA STATEWIDE COMPENSATION PROGRAM Prepared By: Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency PO Box 1167 Harrisburg, PA 17108-1167 tel: (717)787-2040
CLAIMS DATA
1. NUMBER OF NEW CLAIMS RECEIVED DURING REPORTING PERIOD a. Total claims, if only one claim is usually counted per crime: 0 OR b. Total claims, if victims and indirect victims generally count as separate items: 3,496 2. NUMBER OF CLAIMS APPROVED AS ELIGIBLE: 3,253 (a) Number of Victims 17 and Under 446 (b) Number approved for victims 18 - 64 2,291 (c) Number approved for victims 65 and Older 516 3. NUMBER OF FORENSIC SEXUAL ASSAULT EXAMINATION CLAIMS RECEIVED DURING THE REPORT PERIOD. IF SUCH CLAIMS ARE HANDLED THROUGH SEPARATE CLAIMS PROCEDURE. (See Instructions) 896
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 1,017 86 4,243,856 2. HOMICIDE 286 37 1,058,266 3. SEXUAL ASSAULT 22 2 80,899 4. CHILD ABUSE (Including sexual & physical abuse) 77 121,894 5. DWI/DUI 52 464,575 6. 0THER VEHICULAR CRIMES 46 165,197 7. STALKING 6 0 11,541 8. ROBBERY 27 0 62,632 9. TERRORISM 8 72,070 10. KIDNAPPING 0 0 0 11. ARSON 5 5 6,240 12. OTHER 412 0 254,175 TOTAL 1,958 125 6,541,345
INDICATE TOTAL EXPENSES PAID BY SERVICE
1. MEDICAL/DENTAL (Except Mental Health) 3,074,219 2. MENTAL HEALTH 199,235 3. ECONOMIC SUPPORT (Lost Wages, Loss of Support) 1,956,436 4. FUNERAL/BURIAL (Including all Funeral Related Expenses 653,415 5. CRIME SCENE CLEAN-UP 0 6. FORENSIC SEXUAL ASSAULT EXAMS 223,531 7. OTHER 666,042 8. TOTAL 6,772,878
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 Stolen Cash - includes crimes of Burgerly, Robbery and Theft by Deception. Section IV Other: Attorney Fees $1,025.36; Child Care $7,746.00; Home Health Care & Replacement $421,106.30; Miscellaneous $40,404.28; Renovations $1,000.00; Stolen Benefit Cash $194,759.86 ==== Federal reimbursement ensures solvency of the compensation fund and uninterrupted services to victims of crime in the Commonwealth.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 measures the average processing time through automated means by using the date the claim is accepted (claims determined eligible) and the date of the Program’s decision to determine the average processing time. The average processing time for all claim types combined is 9.6 weeks.
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. The administrative funds are utilized to partially support the salary and benefits of a staff person. This individual plans, organizes, and directs the work of 14 employees who work directly with the Victims Compensation claim process. This process includes determination of eligibility, the verification process, making decisions and the preparation of recommendations, requesting payments from the Department of Treasury, and working directly with victim service groups, service care providers, law enforcement agencies, Clerk of Courts, District Attorneys, and claimants/victims for compensation claims received on a daily basis.