This program may help pay out-of-pocket medical expenses, lost earnings, funeral bills, counseling, or other expenses for people who have been harmed as the direct result of a crime. If you or someone you know is a victim of crime, certain expenses may qualify for Crime Victim Compensation coverage.

Crime Victim Compensation is the payer of last resort. This means that your private insurance or other public funds, if available, must be utilized first in order for you to be eligible for compensation.

Anyone can become a victim of crime. The physical, emotional, and financial impact of trauma can last far beyond the crime itself. But you are not alone.

Contact the Michigan Crime Victim Compensation Program to learn more and to request an application.

Yes! If you are:

• A person who was injured as a direct result of a crime in Michigan.
• A sexual assault victim.
• A person who was injured while trying to help a crime victim.
• A surviving spouse, parent, child, grandparent, grandchild, brother, or sister of a person who died as a direct result of a crime.
• A Michigan resident injured in another state that doesn’t pay compensation for a nonresident.

• Medical bills.
• Counseling.
• Lost wages.
• Sexual Assault Exam.

For Victims

• Hospital bills and medical expenses.
• Loss of wages.
• Counseling for the injured person and family members.
• Nontraditional counseling and therapies.
• Replacement services needed because of the person’s injury.
• Sexual assault forensic examination.

For Survivors

• Funeral and burial expenses.
• Crime scene cleanup.  
• Loss of support for legal dependents of the person who died.
• Grief counseling for family.

• Property loss or damage.
• Pain and suffering.
• Relocation costs, living expenses, or the costs of participating in a trial.
• Loss of earnings for an injured person’s family members.