Victim Compensation Programs Help Victims 
    Cope with the Costs of Violent Crime

Crime victim compensation programs in states across the country help victims of violence every day, paying for the costs of medical care, mental health counseling, and lost time at work, as well as funerals and other expenses that families face in the aftermath of homicide.  Close to $500 million annually is paid to and on behalf of more than 200,000 people suffering criminal injury, including victims of spousal and child abuse, rape, assault, and drunk driving, as well as families of murder victims. 

Click here to contact your state program if you are a victim,
    or someone helping a victim.

If you want to apply for victim compensation, you should contact the program in the state where the crime occurred.  There is no national or federal victim compensation program, except for U.S. residents who are victims of terrorism in foreign countries.

Our Program Directory, which can be accessed from this page by clicking on the tab at the upper left, provides highlights on the benefits, requirements, and procedures of each victim compensation program, as well as contact information.   Victims and others can use this information to get in touch with the compensation program that may be able to provide help. 

We also have a State Links tab above that allows quick access to each compensation program's own Website. Our General Info and FAQ tabs (above) also may be helpful for those seeking information.

A Crime Victim Compensation Brochure can be found here, with information about how these programs work to help victims.

NACVCB does not provide any financial assistance to victims.  It only can refer victims to the program in the state where the crime occurred.