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VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT STATE COMPENSATION PROGRAM 2002 UTAH STATEWIDE COMPENSATION PROGRAM Prepared By: Utah Office of Crime Victim Reparations 350 East 500 South Suite 200 Salt Lake City, UT 84111-3326 tel: (801)238-2360
CLAIMS DATA
1. NUMBER OF NEW CLAIMS RECEIVED DURING REPORTING PERIOD a. Total claims, if only one claim is usually counted per crime: 5,092 OR b. Total claims, if victims and indirect victims generally count as separate items: 0 2. NUMBER OF CLAIMS APPROVED AS ELIGIBLE: 4,015 (a) Number of Victims 17 and Under 1,964 (b) Number approved for victims 18 - 64 3,091 (c) Number approved for victims 65 and Older 37 3. NUMBER OF FORENSIC SEXUAL ASSAULT EXAMINATION CLAIMS RECEIVED DURING THE REPORT PERIOD. IF SUCH CLAIMS ARE HANDLED THROUGH SEPARATE CLAIMS PROCEDURE. (See Instructions) 628
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 2,165 494 3,101,543 2. HOMICIDE 115 16 362,708 3. SEXUAL ASSAULT 200 13 184,293 4. CHILD ABUSE (Including sexual & physical abuse) 1,265 870,208 5. DWI/DUI 39 167,108 6. 0THER VEHICULAR CRIMES 23 95,034 7. STALKING 0 0 0 8. ROBBERY 40 3 112,689 9. TERRORISM 0 0 10. KIDNAPPING 10 4 12,547 11. ARSON 0 0 0 12. OTHER 101 98 407,288 TOTAL 3,958 628 5,313,418
INDICATE TOTAL EXPENSES PAID BY SERVICE
1. MEDICAL/DENTAL (Except Mental Health) 2,385,934 2. MENTAL HEALTH 1,076,305 3. ECONOMIC SUPPORT (Lost Wages, Loss of Support) 469,507 4. FUNERAL/BURIAL (Including all Funeral Related Expenses 250,262 5. CRIME SCENE CLEAN-UP 0 6. FORENSIC SEXUAL ASSAULT EXAMS 237,022 7. OTHER 915,776 8. TOTAL 5,334,806
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. Attachment Sections III & IV * The total amounts in Section III and IV are different because the total dollar amounts on the payment statistic by Type of Crime were taken directly from CVR’s internal database where as the total Expense Paid amounts were taken from the State of Utah financial reports. The difference occurs due to a two week off set in processing time for payment submitted to State Finance for disbursement. Section III Other includes Stalking, terrorism, arson and violation of protective order. Section IV Other includes: Essential Property $66,102; Insurance Spin Down $6,567; Rehabilitative costs $1,000; Relocation $393,506; Replacement Services $34,081; Travel $64,802; Rent $349,718. ======== The VOCA funding has been a valuable resource to the State of Utah in helping to meet the needs of victims of violent crime. During Federal FY 02 approximately 3,958 victims of violent crime were granted awards totaling $5,334,806.00 funded in part by monies made available through the VOCA program.2. HOW DO YOU MEASURE YOUR PROGRAM'S EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS IN REDUCING THE FINANCIAL IMPACTH OF CRIME ON VICTIMS? WHAT ARE THE RESULTS? At each month end automated statistics are ran on each Reparations Officers case load which gives as the following: Claims assigned to each Officer for the reporting period. Claims approved by each Officer in the reporting period. Claims denied by each Officer in the reporting period. Claims closed by each Officer in the reporting period. Total claims completed by each Officer in the reporting period. * The average processing time for each officer. * This includes approval and denied, not open for pending claims.
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. We have used administrative funds in the past, however, not during this reporting period. We are definitely planning to utilize more administrative funds in the future, but at this time, we have not determined where the administrative monies might be used.