# Crime Victim Compensation (16.576)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/16-576-crime-victim-compensation/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Crime Victim Compensation is run by Department of Justice. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $879 million in 270 grants, about $3.3 million per award.

## Objectives

Program goal(s) name: Support crime victims through reimbursement, support, and services.
Program goal(s) description: Supplement state and territory efforts to provide financial compensation to crime victims throughout the nation for costs resulting from crime. These funds are used to provide crime victims with the compensation, support, and services necessary to aid their restoration after criminal violence, including costs associated with medical fees, lost income, dependent care, funeral expenses, relocation expenses, and other costs.
Program objective(s) name: Reimburse crime victims
Program objective(s) description: Support state and territory crime victim compensation programs; Reimburse crime victims for expenses resulting from criminal violence.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $177 million | 53 |
| 2022 | $180 million | 58 |
| 2023 | $170 million | 54 |
| 2024 | $175 million | 53 |
| 2025 | $178 million | 53 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Attorney General of Texas | Texas | $165 million |
| California Victim Compensation Board | California | $140 million |
| New Jersey Department of Law & Public Safety | New Jersey | $38.0 million |
| Labor & Industries Washington Department | Washington | $37.7 million |
| Criminal Justice Coordinating Council | Georgia | $37.7 million |
| NYS Office of Victim Services | New York | $37.4 million |
| Colorado Department of Public Safety | Colorado | $35.2 million |
| Crime & Delinquency Pa Commission on | Pennsylvania | $28.7 million |
| Department of Legal Affairs Florida | Florida | $23.4 million |
| Department of Treasury Tennessee | Tennessee | $21.4 million |
| North Carolina Department of Public Safety | North Carolina | $20.4 million |
| Illinois Court of Claims | Illinois | $20.1 million |
| Attorney General of Ohio | Ohio | $18.4 million |
| Department of Public Safety Missouri | Missouri | $17.7 million |
| State of Utah - Utah Office for Victims of Crime | Utah | $14.8 million |
| Judiciary Courts of the State of Indiana | Indiana | $12.9 million |
| Oregon Department of Justice | Oregon | $12.8 million |
| Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice | Louisiana | $12.7 million |
| Attorney General, South Carolina | South Carolina | $12.2 million |
| Oklahoma District Attorneys Council | Oklahoma | $12.1 million |