California Victim Compensation Board

The California Victim Compensation Program provides compensation for victims of violent crime and family members who are injured or threatened with injury. Among the crimes covered are domestic violence, child abuse, sexual and physical assault, homicide, robbery, drunk driving and vehicular manslaughter. If a person meets eligibility criteria, the program will compensate many types of services when the costs are not covered by other sources. Eligible services include medical and dental care, mental health services, income loss, funeral expenses, rehabilitation and relocation. 

The Victim Compensation Program paid more than $82 million dollars to victims of crime last year and has paid nearly $1.8 billion to victims since 1965.

Funding for the Victim Compensation Program comes from restitution fines and orders, penalty assessments levied on persons convicted of crimes and traffic offenses, and federal matching funds.