FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
OVC
THURSDAY, JULY 25, 2002
202/307-0703
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT AWARDS NEARLY $94 MILLION
TO STATES
TO COMPENSATE CRIME VICTIMS
WASHINGTON, D.C. ? All 50 states and three territories have received a
total of nearly $94 million in FY 2002 funds to support victim compensation
programs, the Justice Department announced today.? With the FY 2002 grants, the Department?s Office of Justice
Programs (OJP) Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) has now distributed over $1
billion in victim compensation funds since Fiscal Year 1986.? Money for these annual awards comes from the
Crime Victims Fund, which is supported solely by fines paid by federal criminal
offenders -- not taxpayers.
?Compensation funds aid crime victims when they have nowhere else to
turn,? said Attorney General John Ashcroft.
?This support helps victims with critical expenses and can be a crucial
step in allowing them to move on with their lives.?
State compensation programs receive annual grants equal to 40 percent
of the state?s total payout to crime victims in a previous year.? Compensation programs work similarly to
private insurance, providing reimbursement to, or on behalf of, crime victims
for expenses such as medical costs, mental health counseling, funeral and
burial costs, and lost wages, as a result of being a crime victim.
The Crime Victims Fund is supported by fines collected by United States
Attorneys, the U.S. Courts and Bureau of Prisons.? Fines collected in one year are deposited into the Fund and are
available for grant awards the following year.
Over 90 percent of Fund deposits are distributed annually by OVC to
states and territories to support state victim compensation and victim
assistance programs.? Remaining funds
are used for training and technical assistance and national demonstration
projects.
OVC is the federal government?s chief advocate for crime victims and
their families.? OVC provides funding
for approximately 3,700 victim assistance programs serving 3.1 million crime
victims each year and state victim compensation programs that serve an
additional 200,000 victims.
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A list of the FY 2002 victim compensation grant awards each state
received and the states? FY 2000 payout to victims (on which the FY ?02 awards
were based) is attached.??? More
information about the Crime Victims Fund and OVC is available on OJP?s Web site
at http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc and from the
OVC Resource Center at 1-800/627-6872.
Individuals can call OVC at 202/307-5983 for information about their
state victim compensation agencies.? A
list of these agencies is available at http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/state.htm.
Media should contact OJP?s Office of Congressional and Public Affairs
at 202/307-0703.? ??????????
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OVC 02151
OFFICE FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME
FY2002 STATE VICTIM COMPENSATION GRANTS
|
STATE |
STATE?S FY 2000 PAYOUT TO VICTIMS |
AWARD AMOUNT |
|
ALABAMA |
$2,767,664 |
$1,107,000 |
|
ALASKA |
$798,001 |
?????????? $319,000 |
|
ARIZONA |
$1,416,131 |
?????????? $566,000 |
|
ARKANSAS |
$1,625,351 |
?????????? $650,000 |
|
CALIFORNIA |
?????????????????? $58,262,785 |
????? $23,305,000 |
|
COLORADO |
$5,039,248 |
$2,016,000 |
|
CONNECTICUT |
$1,457,521 |
?????????? $583,000 |
|
DELAWARE |
$569,688 |
?????????? $228,000 |
|
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
$1,697,739 |
?????????? $679,000 |
|
FLORIDA |
?????????????????? $13,168,752 |
$5,268,000 |
|
GEORGIA |
$3,148,798 |
$1,260,000 |
|
HAWAII |
$1,096,193 |
?????????? $438,000 |
|
IDAHO |
$862,517 |
?????????? $345,000 |
|
ILLINOIS |
?????????????????? $17,163,945 |
??????? $6,866,000 |
|
INDIANA |
$1,012,166 |
$405,000 |
|
IOWA |
$2,588,421 |
??????? $1,035,000 |
|
KANSAS |
$2,262,527 |
$905,000 |
|
KENTUCKY |
$523,388 |
?????????? $209,000 |
|
LOUISIANA |
$1,073,101 |
?????????? $429,000 |
|
MAINE |
$311,353 |
?????????? $125,000 |
|
MARYLAND |
$3,951,545 |
$1,581,000 |
|
MASSACHUSETTS |
$1,365,606 |
?????????? $546,000 |
|
MICHIGAN |
$1,212,844 |
?????????? $485,000 |
|
MINNESOTA |
$1,820,004 |
?????????? $728,000 |
|
MISSISSIPPI |
$1,252,258 |
?????????? $501,000 |
|
MISSOURI |
$3,704,355 |
$1,482,000 |
|
MONTANA |
$433,584 |
?????????? $173,000 |
|
NEBRASKA |
$273,427 |
?????????? $109,000 |
|
NEVADA |
$2,678,089 |
??????? $1,071,000 |
|
NEW HAMPSHIRE |
$154,514 |
???????????? $62,000 |
|
NEW JERSEY |
$3,336,408 |
$1,335,000 |
|
NEW MEXICO |
$910,576 |
?????????? $364,000 |
|
NEW YORK |
?????????????????? $15,474,567 |
$6,190,000 |
|
NORTH CAROLINA |
$2,707,037 |
$1,083,000 |
|
NORTH DAKOTA |
$232,996 |
???????????? $93,000 |
|
OHIO |
$6,248,428 |
$2,499,000 |
|
OKLAHOMA |
$1,696,984 |
?????????? $679,000 |
|
OREGON |
$2,223,852 |
?????????? $890,000 |
|
PENNSYLVANIA |
$4,583,680 |
$1,833,000 |
|
RHODE ISLAND |
$3,750,409 |
$1,500,000 |
|
SOUTH CAROLINA |
$6,107,717 |
$2,443,000 |
|
SOUTH DAKOTA |
$242,383 |
???????????? $97,000 |
|
TENNESSEE |
$5,176,094 |
$2,070,000 |
|
TEXAS |
$31,138,231 |
????? $12,455,000 |
|
UTAH |
$3,545,527 |
$1,418,000 |
|
VERMONT |
$300,842 |
?????????? $120,000 |
|
VIRGINIA |
$1,528,468 |
?????????? $611,000 |
|
WASHINGTON |
$8,803,180 |
$3,521,000 |
|
WEST VIRGINIA |
$1,316,394 |
?????????? $527,000 |
|
WISCONSIN |
$1,389,711 |
?????????? $556,000 |
|
WYOMING |
????? ???????????????????$213,799 |
???????????? $86,000 |
|
GUAM |
$7,973 |
?????????????? $3,000 |
|
PUERTO RICO |
$107,442 |
????????????? $43,000 |
|
VIRGIN ISLANDS |
$161,989 |
????????????? $65,000 |
|
TOTAL |
$234,896,202 |
$93,957,000 |