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VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT
STATE COMPENSATION PROGRAM
2007 INDIANA STATE WIDE COMPENSATION REPORT

CLAIMS DATA
 
1. NUMBER OF NEW CLAIMS RECEIVED DURING REPORTING PERIOD
    a. Total claims, if only one claim is usually counted per crime: 996
OR
  
    b. Total claims, if victims and indirect victims generally count as separate items:
2. NUMBER OF CLAIMS APPROVED AS ELIGIBLE 835
    (a) Number of Victims 17 and Under 74
    (b) Number approved for victims 18 - 64 749
    (c) Number approved for victims 65 and Older 12
3. NUMBER OF CLAIMS APPROVED AS INELIGIBLE OR CLOSED 161
4. NUMBER OF FORENSIC SEXUAL ASSAULT EXAMINATION CLAIMS RECEIVED
   DURING THE REPORT PERIOD. IF SUCH CLAIMS ARE HANDLED THROUGH
   SEPARATE CLAIMS PROCEDURE. (See Instructions) 		2,173
 
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
Including all supple-
mental payments
1. ASSAULT 1,117       208       $1,308,210      
2. HOMICIDE 68       11       $111,113      
3. SEXUAL ASSAULT 0       0       $0      
4. CHILD ABUSE (Including sexual
   physical abuse) 		1         $3,009      
5. DWI/DUI 15         $4,245      
6. OTHER VEHICULAR CRIMES 27         $17,693      
7. STALKING 0       0       $0      
8. ROBBERY 23       0       $43,757      
9. TERRORISM 0         $0      
10. KIDNAPPING 0       0       $0      
11. ARSON 1       0       $451      
12. OTHER 114       6       $143,272      
TOTAL 1,366       225       $1,631,750      
 
INDICATE TOTAL EXPENSES PAID BY SERVICE
 
1. MEDICAL/DENTAL (Except Mental Health) $1,426,966
2. MENTAL HEALTH $2,120
3. ECONOMIC SUPPORT (Lost Wages, Loss of Support) $0
4. FUNERAL/BURIAL (Including all Funeral Related Expenses) $82,489
5. CRIME SCENE CLEAN-UP $0
6. FORENSIC SEXUAL ASSAULT EXAMS $3,935,267
7. OTHER $6,480
8. TOTAL $5,453,322
 
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. 
VOCA funds are essential to the continued operation of Indiana's victim compensation program and the payment of forensic exams for sexual assault victims.
 
2. HOW DO YOU MEASURE YOUR PROGRAM'S EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS IN REDUCING THE FINANCIAL IMPACT
   OF CRIME ON VICTIMS? WHAT ARE THE RESULTS? 
The Indiana Criminal Justice Institute, who oversees VCA Compensation, is in the process of identifying best practices across the nation.  We will use this data to improve the quality of assistance we offer to victims.  We are also in the process of developing a new database to collect data for Violent crime and Sex crime applications.  the current database has not been used since December 2005, so processing times cannot be measured at this time.
 
3. DID YOUR STATE USE VOCA ADMINSTRATIVE FUNDS?   No
   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.
 
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This document was last updated on August 04, 2008