COMPENSATION | NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF VICTIMS SERVICES

Provides substantial financial relief to victims of crime and their families by paying unreimbursed crime-related expenses, including but not limited to: medical and burial expenses, loss of earnings or support, counseling costs, crime scene clean-up expenses, the cost to repair or replace items of essential personal property, reasonable court transportation expenses, assistance to crime victims acting as a good Samaritan, the cost of residing at or utilizing the services of a domestic violence shelter, and limited attorney fees.

Physical Address

80 North Swan Street, Albany, NY 12210

Hours

Mon-Fri, 8:30 am-4:30 pm

Application process

Call for Information

Fee

None/Not Applicable

Eligibility

Innocent victim of a crime within New York State. Call for more details.

Agency info

NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF VICTIMS SERVICES

New York State Office of Victims Services (OVS) provides compensation to innocent victims of crime, funds direct services to crime victims via a network of community-based programs, and advocates for the rights and benefits of all innocent victims of crime.