Analysis finds victims’ compensation program is awarding less money to fewer people, although budget has increased ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A defocused police car sits behind crime scene tape with flashing lights at night. A police car behind crime scene tape. While ...

A new Everytown report says state-run victim compensation programs often deny help to gun violence survivors due to paperwork ...

Paula Humphrey displays some of the denial letters she received from the Ohio Victims of Crime Compensation Program after she was brutally assaulted in her Dayton home. Humphrey says she faced ...

A state senator and Idaho’s attorney general disagreed over what the law said.

Police tape off a street in Grand Blanc, Mich., after a shooting and fire at a church. Victims of crime often face a maze of legal and administrative barriers, making it hard to secure compensation or ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A national crime victims advocacy group is traveling to cities across the nation to make sure crime victims get the support they need and let them know money could be available to ...