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VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT STATE COMPENSATION PROGRAM 2002 MISSOURI STATEWIDE COMPENSATION PROGRAM Prepared By: Missouri Division of Workers Compensation - Department of Labor & Industrial Relations PO Box 504 Jefferson City, MO 65102-0058 tel: (573)751-9691
CLAIMS DATA
1. NUMBER OF NEW CLAIMS RECEIVED DURING REPORTING PERIOD a. Total claims, if only one claim is usually counted per crime: 2,076 OR b. Total claims, if victims and indirect victims generally count as separate items: 0 2. NUMBER OF CLAIMS APPROVED AS ELIGIBLE: 1,389 (a) Number of Victims 17 and Under 229 (b) Number approved for victims 18 - 64 1,144 (c) Number approved for victims 65 and Older 16 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 703 83 4,293,153 2. HOMICIDE 279 7 1,551,346 3. SEXUAL ASSAULT 130 0 122,169 4. CHILD ABUSE (Including sexual & physical abuse) 119 148,997 5. DWI/DUI 31 180,294 6. 0THER VEHICULAR CRIMES 57 319,796 7. STALKING 1 0 1,550 8. ROBBERY 68 0 563,862 9. TERRORISM 0 0 10. KIDNAPPING 0 0 0 11. ARSON 2 2 5,514 12. OTHER 12 0 63,311 TOTAL 1,402 90 7,249,992
INDICATE TOTAL EXPENSES PAID BY SERVICE
1. MEDICAL/DENTAL (Except Mental Health) 4,694,814 2. MENTAL HEALTH 127,862 3. ECONOMIC SUPPORT (Lost Wages, Loss of Support) 1,062,694 4. FUNERAL/BURIAL (Including all Funeral Related Expenses 1,352,780 5. CRIME SCENE CLEAN-UP 0 6. FORENSIC SEXUAL ASSAULT EXAMS 0 7. OTHER 11,842 8. TOTAL 7,249,992
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: Attorney Fee's ======== Missouri Crime Victims' Compensation was able to increase the payout limit from $15,000.00 to $25,000.00 and we no longer use the $50.00 deductible. We no longer look at life insurance as a collateral source.2. HOW DO YOU MEASURE YOUR PROGRAM'S EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS IN REDUCING THE FINANCIAL IMPACTH OF CRIME ON VICTIMS? WHAT ARE THE RESULTS? ln our Program we measure efficiency and effectiveness by the average number of days it takes to process a claim. Time starts from the date the application is entered into the computer and ends when an offer is made on a claim. From September 2000 through October 2001 the average number of days to process a claim has gone from forty-two days go thirty-seven days. Processing time is automated means and it is actual 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. No.