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2025 Crime Victims Compensation
Mission Statement Adjudicate crime victim compensation claims.
Program Goals and Objectives
  1. Make final decisions and awards in a prompt manner.
    Source of Funds General Revenue Fund, Court of Claims Federal Grant Fund Statutory Authority 740 ILCS 45/1 et seq.
    Fiscal Year 2026 Target/Projected Fiscal Year 2025 Actual Fiscal Year 2025 Target/Projected Fiscal Year 2024 Actual Fiscal Year 2023 Actual
    Input Indicators
    Total expenditures - all sources (in thousands) $ 6,000.0 $ 8,639.8 $ 6,000.0 $ 10,133.6 $ 16,731.1
    Total expenditures - state appropriated funds (in thousands) $ 6,000.0 $ 8,639.8 $ 6,000.0 $ 10,133.6 $ 16,731.1
    Average monthly full-time equivalents 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0
    Output Indicators
    Number of open claims at the beginning of the fiscal year 2,900 5,509 2,900 6,400 6,514
    Number of new claims 3,100 3,749 3,100 4,028 5,730
    Number of claims closed 3,000 5,150 3,000 4,947 5,843
    Outcome Indicators
    Percentage of open cases closed 50.00% 56.00% 50.00% 47.00% 48.00%

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