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VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT
STATE COMPENSATION PROGRAM
2007 NEW YORK 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:
OR
  
    b. Total claims, if victims and indirect victims generally count as separate items: 13,616
2. NUMBER OF CLAIMS APPROVED AS ELIGIBLE 8,757
    (a) Number of Victims 17 and Under 1,319
    (b) Number approved for victims 18 - 64 6,277
    (c) Number approved for victims 65 and Older 1,161
3. NUMBER OF CLAIMS APPROVED AS INELIGIBLE OR CLOSED 3,886
4. NUMBER OF FORENSIC SEXUAL ASSAULT EXAMINATION CLAIMS RECEIVED
   DURING THE REPORT PERIOD. IF SUCH CLAIMS ARE HANDLED THROUGH
   SEPARATE CLAIMS PROCEDURE. (See Instructions) 		4,179
 
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 4,299       961       $15,449,264      
2. HOMICIDE 747       101       $3,689,941      
3. SEXUAL ASSAULT 457       55       $644,041      
4. CHILD ABUSE (Including sexual
   physical abuse) 		372         $676,814      
5. DWI/DUI 72         $851,247      
6. OTHER VEHICULAR CRIMES 180         $355,844      
7. STALKING 18       13       $20,076      
8. ROBBERY 1,931       41       $926,601      
9. TERRORISM 338         $1,415,125      
10. KIDNAPPING 10       2       $19,020      
11. ARSON 43       10       $38,913      
12. OTHER 759       54       $457,906      
TOTAL 9,226       1,237       $24,544,792      
 
INDICATE TOTAL EXPENSES PAID BY SERVICE
 
1. MEDICAL/DENTAL (Except Mental Health) $15,626,188
2. MENTAL HEALTH $2,161,363
3. ECONOMIC SUPPORT (Lost Wages, Loss of Support) $2,461,754
4. FUNERAL/BURIAL (Including all Funeral Related Expenses) $3,281,370
5. CRIME SCENE CLEAN-UP $8,957
6. FORENSIC SEXUAL ASSAULT EXAMS $3,154,400
7. OTHER $1,005,160
8. TOTAL $27,699,192
 
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. 
These funds allow New York State to reimburse victims throughout the year.  Without the funding, there would not be sufficient funding to reimburse the victims, since fees and surcharges are inadequate to support the program.  In the absence of this Federal funding, New York State would have to reduce benefits to victims or stop paying 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? 
Our average processing time now stands at 117.7 days from claim received date to date of decision.  This time period represents all claims processed through investigators that received an original decision.  The calculation was derived through an automated process and not estimated.
 
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. 
The New York State Crime Victims Board does use VOCA administrative funds.  The funds support essential Crime Victims Board staff who perform critical investigative duties to process a claim and make an award recommendation to Board Members.  These staff also ensure timely payments to victims once a decision is rendered and for reimbursement of service costs to providers.  The current fiscal situation for the State of New York makes these positions even more valuable as all State agencies are required to minimize staffing resources.
 
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