Get Illinois Crime Victims Compensation 2013-2024

ing to the NCS, the most frequent crime was theft against a household or an individual. Of the personal crimes measured by the NCS, men are more often victimized than women for every crime except rape. Both men and women are more likely to be victims of simple assault than of any other violent crime.

Blacks are most often the victims of violence--the violent victimization rate for blacks is 50 percent higher than for whites. Juveniles are much more likely to be killed or injured by crime in comparison to other age groups.

The Illinois Crime Victims Compensation Program offers reimbursement up to $45,000 ($27,000 for crimes before 8/7/22) for expenses incurred by eligible victims as a result of a violent crime.

If you are a victim of a violent crime, please contact the Illinois Attorney General's office at 800-228-3368 for assistance in completing your application.

Claims for assault consistently received the highest number of applications and funding over the past 3 years. Homicide claims received the second greatest amount of compensation funding in FY 2017, even though this crime type received fewer applications than assault, child sexual abuse, and sexual assault.

Crime victim compensation is typically for survivors of violent crimes and does not require the identification or conviction of the perpetrator. Restitution, an option for all victims of crime, regardless of crime type, is the direct reimbursement from an identified and convicted individual.

Persons age 18 to 21 were the most likely to experience a serious violent crime, and blacks in that age group were the most vulnerable: 72 victimizations per 1,000 blacks, 50 victimizations per 1,000 Hispanics, and 46 victimizations per 1,000 whites.

In Illinois, the entire process, from application submission to approval, can take up to a year. People waiting to receive compensation for lost wages or medical bills may encounter compounded financial hardship as their losses go uncompensated.