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Nationwide Analysis
Victims of Crime Act
2005 Victims of Crime Act of 1984 Performance Report
State Compensation Program
U.S. Department of Justice
Office of Justice Programs

Date: 09/30/05
States Responding: 56

1. NUMBER OF NEW CLAIMS RECEIVED DURING REPORTING PERIOD  
 
  a. Total claims, if only one claim if usually counted per crime -OR-  
104,755
  b. Total claims, if victims and indirect victims generally count as separate items   109,140
2. NUMBER OF CLAIMS APPROVED AS ELIGIBLE  
158,588
  a. Number approved for victims 17 and under
48,429
 
  b. Number approved for victims 18–64
112,211
 
  c. Number approved for victims 65 and older
5,577
 
3. NUMBER OF CLAIMS DENIED AS INELIGIBLE OR CLOSED  
56,155
4. NUMBER OF FORENSIC SEXUAL ASSAULT EXAMINATION CLAIMS RECEIVED DURING THE REPORT PERIOD. IF SUCH CLAIMS ARE HANDLED THROUGH SEPARATE CLAIMS PROCEDURE. (See Instructions)  
40,237
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
(Include All Supplemental Payments)

1. ASSAULT
70,215
23,659
$241,590,228
2. HOMICIDE
15,752
1,282
$67,030,199
3. SEXUAL ASSAULT
9,924
711
$12,055,596
4. CHILD ABUSE (Including Sexual and Physical Abuse)
28,513
 
$24,974,761
5. DWI/DUI
3,144
 
$17,194,513
6. OTHER VEHICULAR CRIMES
4,013
 
$19,357,509
7. STALKING
540
280
$715,334
8. ROBBERY
5,769
46
$16,366,616
9. TERRORISM
676
 
$2,726,061
10. KIDNAPING
470
102
$676,802
11. ARSON
170
14
$359,494
12. OTHER
7,932
1,853
$13,708,925
13. TOTAL
147,118
27,947
$416,756,038
TOTAL EXPENSES PAID BY SERVICE:
1. MEDICAL/DENTAL (Except Mental Health)
$228,203,776
2. MENTAL HEALTH (Include Mental Health Related Medications)
$35,432,297
3. ECONOMIC SUPPORT (Lost Wages, Loss of Support)
$79,541,811
4. FUNERAL/BURIAL (Include All Funeral Related Expenses)
$46,262,824
5. CRIME SCENE CLEANUP
$436,276
6. FORENSIC SEXUAL ASSAULT EXAMS
$16,824,584
7. OTHER (Please Specify Types of Expenses and Amounts Paid)
$23,156,685
8. TOTAL
$429,858,253
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