Crime Victim Compensation

Who is Eligible?

• An innocent victim who suffers injury from a crime.
• A dependent or legal representative of an innocent victim who has been killed as a result of a crime.
• A person who is injured while aiding a crime victim or helping a police officer.
• A person who suffers a reaction from the death of a family or household member.
• Persons who are injured in an automobile accident caused by a drunk driver.
• Persons who report the crime to law enforcement within five days in most cases.
• Persons who did not cause or contribute to the crime.
• Persons who cooperated with law enforcement.

What Compensation may be Paid?

• Injury or death benefit up to $40,000.
• Medical, hospital, surgical, pharmacy, and mental health expenses.
• Lost wages.
• Loss of support to dependents of victims.
• Reasonable replacement cost of clothing or bedding held as evidence.
• Reasonable replacement value for property held as evidence or made unusable by lab testing.
• Reasonable costs for securing and cleaning a scene up to $1,000.
• Cost of homemaker services.
• Funeral services up to $2,000.