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VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT STATE COMPENSATION PROGRAM 2002 WEST VIRGINIA STATEWIDE COMPENSATION PROGRAM Prepared By: West Virginia Crime Victims Compensation Fund 1900 Kanawha Boulevard East Room W-334 Charleston, WV 25305-0610 tel: (304)347-4850
CLAIMS DATA
1. NUMBER OF NEW CLAIMS RECEIVED DURING REPORTING PERIOD a. Total claims, if only one claim is usually counted per crime: 0 OR b. Total claims, if victims and indirect victims generally count as separate items: 876 2. NUMBER OF CLAIMS APPROVED AS ELIGIBLE: 748 (a) Number of Victims 17 and Under 111 (b) Number approved for victims 18 - 64 631 (c) Number approved for victims 65 and Older 6 3. NUMBER OF FORENSIC SEXUAL ASSAULT EXAMINATION CLAIMS RECEIVED DURING THE REPORT PERIOD. IF SUCH CLAIMS ARE HANDLED THROUGH SEPARATE CLAIMS PROCEDURE. (See Instructions) 0
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 489 55 1,297,316 2. HOMICIDE 75 2 287,056 3. SEXUAL ASSAULT 32 0 15,304 4. CHILD ABUSE (Including sexual & physical abuse) 72 38,546 5. DWI/DUI 36 113,665 6. 0THER VEHICULAR CRIMES 14 19,038 7. STALKING 1 0 865 8. ROBBERY 15 0 5,239 9. TERRORISM 1 0 10. KIDNAPPING 1 0 0 11. ARSON 0 0 0 12. OTHER 12 0 3,907 TOTAL 748 57 1,780,936
INDICATE TOTAL EXPENSES PAID BY SERVICE
1. MEDICAL/DENTAL (Except Mental Health) 1,135,171 2. MENTAL HEALTH 40,721 3. ECONOMIC SUPPORT (Lost Wages, Loss of Support) 248,655 4. FUNERAL/BURIAL (Including all Funeral Related Expenses 110,419 5. CRIME SCENE CLEAN-UP 2,855 6. FORENSIC SEXUAL ASSAULT EXAMS 0 7. OTHER 243,115 8. TOTAL 1,780,936
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. Section IV Other: Relocation, $1,023; Travel Cost to Court $0; Catastrophic Injury $100,000 and Travel expenses to treatment facilities $142,092. ====== VOCA funds enabled us to retire a $2,000,000 deficit in pending claims. We have been able to decrease the award time from 24 months to our normal 6-8 months.2. HOW DO YOU MEASURE YOUR PROGRAM'S EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS IN REDUCING THE FINANCIAL IMPACTH OF CRIME ON VICTIMS? WHAT ARE THE RESULTS? This office is very aware of the necessity of making sure that crime victims who file claims are satisfied with the treatment of their claims. Claimants have the option of filling response sheets to the Finding of Fact and Recommendation of the Claim Investigators and they have an opportunity for a hearing if they desire to appeal the Order enter(ed) by the Court. A review of the response sheets and remarks made to staff are indicative of claimant's appreciation of the funds forthcoming from our program to pay and satisfy the economic losses.
3. DID YOUR STATE USE VOCA ADMINSTRATIVE FUNDS? YES 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. We have been able to attend crime victim related conferences that otherwise we would not have been able to attend. We recently were authorized to hire an assistant claim investigator with the understanding that we would have to use the available administrative funds to pay salary and benefits.