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If you or a member of your family sustained injury as a direct result of a crime, you may be eligible to receive financial assistance through the California Victim Compensation Program (CalVCB).
Once we have a complete application and have verified your losses, the Board will review your request. There are many factors that can delay processing your claim. Most decisions are made within 30-60 days. All approved payments are mailed ten days from the Board date.
Eligibility criteria To be eligible for compensation, victims must be: A California resident at the time of the crime, or. A non-resident victimized in California.
Assault, homicide, child sexual abuse, and sexual assault received the greatest amount of compensation funds in FY 2017, which parallels the data reported in FY 2016.
Claims may be approved for benefits up to a total of $50,000. In the case of extraordinary pecuniary losses resulting in a total and permanent disability, victims may be eligible for an additional $75,000 in benefits. Reimbursement for property damage or theft is not an eligible expense.