Victims of Crime in Virginia
People impacted by crime in Virginia can apply for assistance with reasonable and necessary expenses that arise from the crime. These can include:
- Medical Expenses
- Funeral Expenses
- Lost Wages
- Prescriptions
- Crime-Scene Clean-Up
- Moving
- Temporary Housing
- Mileage
- to medical appointments
- to court-related appointments for child victims
- Loss of Support
- From an Offender removed from the home in domestic violence or child sexual-assault cases
- Dependents of Homicide Victims
- Counseling
- For direct victims
- For children who witness domestic violence
- For the immediate family of a homicide victim
There are some eligibility requirements defined by Virginia law. However, there is some flexibility for child victims and other special circumstances. Contacting VVF or a local victim advocate may help in understanding these criteria.
The eligibility criteria are laid out below:
THE VICTIM- must cooperate with law-enforcement agencies and the courts
- was not involved in illegal activity which caused the crime
- did not provoke or willingly take part in the crime
- was committed in Virginia, or a country where Virginia residents are not eligible for compensation
- was reported to a law-enforcement agency within 120 hours (5 days), unless there is good reason for the delay