Our mission is to continuously address, improve, sustain and enhance public safety in the State of Arizona through the coordination, cohesiveness and effectiveness of the Criminal Justice System.
Victim Compensation Program
The victim compensation program provides financial assistance to victims of crime or others who may have experienced a financial loss as a direct result of a crime. The program covers expenses of physical harm, mental distress, and economic loss directly resulting from victimization. Eligibility to receive benefits from the program does not require the apprehension or conviction of an offender, and the compensation program is always the payer of last resort. All other sources of economic recovery must be exhausted before compensation benefits can be paid.
While ACJC is responsible for administering the program at the state level, claims are processed at the county level. Each county program has a compensation coordinator, who is responsible for investigating claims and collect supporting documentation. This begins with a completed application, police reports, and any bills or invoices that victims or claimants are requesting be paid by the program.
After the background work is completed, the county coordinator prepares for and conducts compensation board meetings. Compensation board meetings are where decisions are made on whether or not to pay out compensation funds to victims of crime. The compensation coordinator serves as a point of contact for victims, claimants, members of the community, or victim services personnel that would like more information about the victim compensation program.
For further information or specific questions relating to claim submission, please call the Crime Victim Compensation Program for the county where the crime occurred. Completed Victim Compensation applications can be mailed to the address included under the specific county:
Apache County Attorney's Office P.O. Box 637 St. Johns, AZ 85936 (928) 337-7560 Website |
Mohave County Attorney's Office Crime Victim Compensation Program P.O. Box 7000 Kingman, AZ 86402-7000 (928) 718-4967 Website |
Cochise County Attorney's Office Victims Witness Program P.O. Drawer CA Bisbee, AZ 85603 (520) 432-8700 Website |
Navajo County Attorney's Office Navajo County Victims Services P.O. Box 668 Holbrook, AZ 86025 (928) 524-4332 Website |
Victim/Witness Services for Coconino County Coconino County Crime Victim Compensation Board 201 E. Birch, Suite 4 Flagstaff, AZ 86001 (928) 679-7770 Website |
Pima County Attorney's Office Pima County Crime Victim Compensation Program 32 N. Stone Ave., 14th Floor Tucson, AZ 85701 (520) 724-5525 Website |
Gila County Attorney's Office Victim Services Unit 1400 E. Ash Street Globe, AZ 85501 (928) 402-8836 Website |
Pinal County Attorney's Office Pinal County Crime Victim Compensation Program P.O. Box 1798 Florence, AZ 85132 (520) 866-6805 Website |
Graham County Attorney's Office Victim/Witness Program 800 West Main Street Safford, AZ 85546 (928) 428-4787 Website |
Santa Cruz County Attorney's Office 2150 N. Congress Dr., Suite 201 Nogales, AZ 85621 (520) 375-7780 Website |
Greenlee County Attorney's Office P.O. Box 1717 Clifton, AZ 85533 (928) 865-4108 Website |
Yavapai County Attorney's Office Victim Compensation 255 E. Gurley St., 1st Floor Prescott, AZ 86301 (928) 771-3485 Website |
La Paz County Attorney's Office 1320 Kofa Avenue Parker, AZ 85344 (928) 669-6118 Website |
Yuma County Attorney's Office Yuma Victim Services Division 250 W. 2nd Street, Suite G Yuma, AZ 85364 (928) 817-4300 Website |
Maricopa County Attorney's Office Victim Compensation Bureau 301 W. Jefferson, 9th Floor Phoenix, AZ 85003 (602) 506-4955 Website |
Useful links:
Word/PDF application
WORD
PDF
Compensation Desk Manual
PDF
Program brochure / poster
Brochure - English
Brochure - Spanish
Poster