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General
Information
Basic information
about crime victim compensation
1. Where is crime victim compensation available.?
Every state in the country and several
United States territories offer crime victim compensation benefits. See our
Program Directory (a link on our home page) for more information on each state.
There is no federal or national crime victim compensation program for crimes
occurring within the U.S. However, the U.S. Department of Justice does operate
an expense reimbursement program for U.S. citizens who are victims of
international terrorism outside the U.S..
2. What is crime victim compensation?
Crime victim compensation is a program to
assist innocent victims of crime for many of their un-reimbursed out-of-pocket
costs resulting from the commission of a violent crime.
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