The mission of the Virginia Victims Fund is to administer the Compensating Victims of Crime Act in a compassionate, fair and efficient manner. In so doing, the Fund strives to treat every victim and survivor with dignity and respect, recognizing the tremendous impact that violent crime has upon the victim and our society.

The program is funded through fines levied against individuals convicted of felonies and misdemeanors in the Courts of the Commonwealth and through federal grants under the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA).

The Virginia Victims Fund is administered by the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission.

Benefits are limited to a total of $35,000 and are payable for medical expenses, wage loss, moving expenses, crime scene clean-up, counseling costs, and other expenses incurred by or on behalf of a victim. In homicide cases, funeral or burial expenses are payable up to $10,000; eligible relatives may receive survivors’ counseling; and dependent survivors may receive compensation for loss of support from the victim.

As of July of 2008, the Fund also administers the Sexual Assault Forensic Exam (SAFE) Payment Program for the Commonwealth.