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Nationwide Analysis
Victims of Crime Act
2006 Victims of Crime Act of 1984 Performance Report
State Compensation Program
U.S. Department of Justice
Office of Justice Programs

Date: 09/30/06
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-  
106,574
  b. Total claims, if victims and indirect victims generally count as separate items   105,617
2. NUMBER OF CLAIMS APPROVED AS ELIGIBLE  
164,995*
  a. Number approved for victims 17 and under
45,761
 
  b. Number approved for victims 18–64
113,507
 
  c. Number approved for victims 65 and older
5,107
 
3. NUMBER OF CLAIMS DENIED AS INELIGIBLE OR CLOSED  
58,399
4. NUMBER OF FORENSIC SEXUAL ASSAULT EXAMINATION CLAIMS RECEIVED DURING THE REPORT PERIOD. IF SUCH CLAIMS ARE HANDLED THROUGH SEPARATE CLAIMS PROCEDURE. (See Instructions)  
43,319
* Total includes the sum for a category of unknown/not available that is not listed separately here.
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
70,517
23,167
$245,842,013
2. HOMICIDE
15,509
1,300
$71,469,159
3. SEXUAL ASSAULT
11,690
655
$12,315,823
4. CHILD ABUSE (Including Sexual and Physical Abuse)
24,709
 
$24,420,097
5. DWI/DUI
3,030
 
$17,849,132
6. OTHER VEHICULAR CRIMES
3,866
 
$18,382,976
7. STALKING
549
243
$840,460
8. ROBBERY
6,613
61
$16,887,965
9. TERRORISM
1,028
 
$2,415,504
10. KIDNAPING
511
135
$751,266
11. ARSON
184
15
$548,390
12. OTHER
3,989
1,185
$9,904,209
13. TOTAL
142,195
26,761
$421,626,994
TOTAL EXPENSES PAID BY SERVICE:
1. MEDICAL/DENTAL (Except Mental Health)
$231,681,170
2. MENTAL HEALTH (Include Mental Health Related Medications)
$34,281,840
3. ECONOMIC SUPPORT (Lost Wages, Loss of Support)
$78,127,290
4. FUNERAL/BURIAL (Include All Funeral Related Expenses)
$49,848,559
5. CRIME SCENE CLEANUP
$279,409
6. FORENSIC SEXUAL ASSAULT EXAMS
$20,370,502
7. OTHER (Please Specify Types of Expenses and Amounts Paid)
$25,484,034
8. TOTAL
$440,072,804
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