What is Crime Victim Compensation?
Colorado’s Crime Victim Compensation law 24-4.1-100 created 22 different Crime Victim Compensation (CVC) programs that are in each judicial district across the state. The monies for victim compensation programs come from fines that the court orders paid for convictions of felony, misdemeanor and some traffic offenses. Each CVC program follows the Victim Compensation law and state victim compensation program standards. The Office for Victims Programs helps local CVC programs with technical assistance, training and providing supplemental federal monies if needed to help victims in their judicial district.
Am I Eligible to Apply for Crime Victim Compensation?
You may apply for Crime Victim Compensation if:
- You or your family member were physically, mentally or emotionally injured or died as a result of a crime that happened in Colorado after July 1, 1982.
- You are the victim of a crime in Colorado that resulted in damage to your residence.
- You or your family are Colorado residents who were a victim of a crime resulting in injury or death that happened in a state or county that does not have a victim compensation program.
To Receive Crime Victim Compensation, Colorado’s Law Also Requires:
- The crime was reported to the police / sheriff department OR there is documentation that a forensic examination was conducted by a licensed or registered nurse or medical provider.
- You or your family member(s) reasonably cooperated with police, sheriff and/or prosecutors.
- The victim’s injury or death was not the result of the victim’s involvement in a wrongful act or substantial provocation.
- A local victim compensation board can waive the requirements above for good cause.
Can Victim Compensation Help with Property Damage?
You may apply for Crime Victim Compensation for property damage if:
- The crime occurred at a residence.
- The crime was reported to the police / sheriff department within 72 hours.
- You apply for CVC assistance within six months of the crime.
- You or your family member(s) have reasonably cooperated with police, sheriff and/or prosecutors.
- The residential property damage was not the result of the victim’s involvement in a wrongful act or substantial provocation.
- There was damage to exterior doors, locks or windows.
- You need exterior door locks rekeyed, or other security measures, for safety.
- There were dentures, eyeglasses, hearing aids or other prosthetic or medically necessary devices damaged or stolen.
What Can Victim Compensation Help With?
Expenses directly related to a crime that victim compensation may help with include:
- Funeral and Burial
- Medical and Dental
- Mental Health
- Lost wages
- Loss of support to dependents
- Dependent care
- Replacement services
- Travel
- Relocation
- Rekeying of locks for safety
- Replacement of medically necessary devices
What Crimes Does Victim Compensation Help With?
Victim compensation helps with crimes that result in someone’s death or someone being physically, mentally or emotionally injured. This includes, but is not limited to:
- Arson
- Assault
- Burglary
- Child Physical Abuse / Neglect
- Child Sexual Assault
- Domestic Violence
- Homicide (Murder)
- Human Trafficking
- Kidnapping
- Robbery
- Sexual Assault
- Stalking
- Vehicular Homicide
- Vehicular Assault
- For a complete list of crimes, please go to 24-4.1-302
Can Victim Compensation Help with Motor Vehicles?
Colorado law helps with motor vehicle expenses if:
- You need rekeying for safety
- Your car was towed or impounded because the police / sheriff department decided it was the scene of a crime where you or your family member was injured or killed.
If you are a Colorado resident and your registered car was stolen, please visit lockdownyourcar.org to view a list of available resources and start an online grant application to determine eligibility. This is a separate program from Victim Compensation.
How to apply for victim compensation?
Colorado law requires you, or your family members, to apply to the victim compensation program in the judicial district where the crime occurred. If you do not know what judicial district the crime occurred in, you can call the police or sheriff's department where the crime was reported and ask. The CVC program staff in the judicial district where the crime occurred will be the best source of information about submitting an application and what CVC can help with.
Local Crime Victim Compensation Administrator Contact Information
- 1st Judicial District - Gilpin and Jefferson county
Contact name: Valarie Van Kam
- Address: 500 Jefferson County Parkway, Golden, CO 80401-6020
- Phone: 303-271-6846
- Email: da-cvc@jeffco.us
- 2nd Judicial District - Denver county
Contact name: Latoya Thorne
- Address: 201 W. Colfax, Dept. 801 Denver, CO 80202
- Phone: 720-913-9253
- Email: victimcomp@denverda.org
- 3rd Judicial District - Huerfano and Las Animas county
Contact name: Crystal Vigil
- Address: 323 Main Street, Walsenburg CO 81089
- Phone: 719-738-1510
- Email: cvigil@3rdjudicial.org
- 4th Judicial District - Teller and El Paso county
Contact name: Amber Holland
- Address: 105 East Vermijo, Suite 111, Colorado Springs, CO 80903
- Phone: 719-520-6000
- Email: daovictimcompensation@elpasoco.com
- 5th Judicial District - Eagle, Lake, Summit, and Clear Creek
Contact name: Christine Watson
- Address: P.O. Box 295, Eagle, CO 81631
- Phone: 970-337-3706
- Email: cwatson@da5.us
- 6th Judicial District - La Plata, San Juan, and Archuleta county
Contact name: Carol Little
- Address: 1060 East 2nd Avenue, Ste 10, Durango, CO 81301
- Phone: 970-247-8850
- Email: clittle@lpcgov.org
- 7th Judicial District - Montrose, Delta, Gunnison, San Miguel, Ouray, and Hinsdale county
Contact name: Eleasha Cervantes
- Address: 1140 N. Grand Ave. #200, Montrose, CO 81401
- Phone: 970-252-4266
- Email: eleasha.cervantes@co7da.org
- 8th Judicial District - Jackson and Larimer county
Contact name: Candace Smith
- Address: 201 La Porte Ave., Ste. 200, Ft. Collins, CO 80521-2763
- Phone: 970-498-7290
- Email: smithcr@co.larimer.co.us
- 9th Judicial District - Rio Blanco, Garfield, and Pitkin county
Contact name: Steve Aurand
- Address: 109 8th St., Ste. 308, Glenwood Springs, CO 81601
- Phone: 970-384-3517
- Email: saurand@9daco.org
- 10th Judicial District - Pueblo county
Contact name: Florence Hunt
- Address: 701 Court Street, Pueblo, CO 81003
- Phone: 719-583-6092
- Email: hunt@pueblocounty.us
- 11th Judicial District - Chaffee, Park, Fremont, and Custer county
Contact name: Barb Topliss
- Address: 136 Justice Center Road, Rm 203, Canon City, CO 81212
- Phone: 719-269-0177
- Email: btopliss@da11thjd.org
- 12th Judicial District - Mineral, Saguache, Rio Grande, Alamosa, Conejos, and Costilla county
Contact name: Tammy Rogers
- Address: 426 San Juan Avenue, Alamosa, CO 81101
- Phone: 719-589-3691
- Email: tmrogers@da12.state.co.us
- 13th Judicial District - Morgan, Logan, Sedgwick, Phillips, Washington, Yuma, and Kit Carson county
Contact name: Jill Olsen
- Address: 400 Warner Street, Ft. Morgan, CO 80701
- Phone: 970-542-3473
- Email: jolsen@13thda.com
- 14th Judicial District - Moffat, Routt, and Grand
Contact name: Donna Zulian
- Address: 1198 West Victory Way, Ste 210, Craig, CO 81625
- Phone: 970-629-0485
- Email: dzulian@14da.org
- 15th Judicial District - Cheyenne, Kiowa, Prowers, and Baca county
Contact name: Tammy Williams
- Address: 110 E. Oak Street, Lamar, CO 81052
- Phone: 719-336-7446
- Email: tammy.williams@southeastcolorado.net
- 16th Judicial District - Crowley, Otero, and Bent county
Contact name: Crystal Barnhart
- Address: 323 Santa Fe, Suite 201, La Junta, CO 81050-0928
- Phone: 719-384-8786
- Email: cbarnhart@da16co.gov
- 17th Judicial District - Broomfield and Adams county
Contact name: Tonya Isenbart
- Address: 1000 Judicial Center Dr., Ste. 100, Brighton, CO 80601
- Phone: 303-835-5690
- Email: vcomp@da17.state.co.us
- 18th Judicial District - Arapahoe county
Contact name: Wendy Buter
- Address: 6450 S. Revere Parkway, Centennial, CO 80111-6492
- Phone: 720-874-8787
- Email: victimcomp@coda18.gov
- 19th Judicial District - Weld county
Contact name: Karol Patch
- Address: 915 10th Street, P.O. Box 1167, Greeley, CO 80632
- Phone: 970-400-4748
- Email: weldvictimcompensation@weldgov.com
- 20th Judicial District - Boulder county
Contact name: Kim Stalnacker
- Address: 1035 Kimbark Street, Longmont, CO 80501
- Phone: 303-682-6801
- Email: kstalnacker@bouldercounty.org
- 21st Judicial District - Mesa county
Contact name: Jennifer Ballagh
- Address: 125 North Spruce Street, 2nd Floor, P.O. Box 20, Grand Junction, CO 81502
- Phone: 970-244-1737
- Email: jennifer.ballagh@mesacounty.us
- 22nd Judicial District - Dolores and Montezuma county
Contact name: Stephanie Carver
- Address: 109 West Main Street, Suite 303, Cortez, CO 81321
- Phone: 970-564-2755
- Email: scarver@co.montezuma.co.us
- 23rd Judicial District - Douglas, Elbert, and Lincoln county
Contact name: Bailey Wilson
- Address: 4000 Justice Way, Castle Rock, CO 80109
- Phone: 720-733-4622
- Email: bwilson1@coda23.gov
Crime Victim Compensation Annual Reports
2023 Colorado Crime Victim Compensation Program Report
Nationwide, Colorado ranks #5 in the total amount of Crime Victim Compensation (CVC) funds disbursed to help victims though it is the 21 st most populous state. As one of only two states with a decentralized CVC program structure, local Colorado judicial district CVC programs assisted more victims in FFY2022 than 48 other states and United Statesterritories. (Source: OVC 2022 Federal OVC Grant Formula Chart: Federal Fiscal Year October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022).
$14,186,646
Funds paid by local CVC programs for tangible financial losses incurred by 6,224 victims of crime. Crime related expenses incurred by domestic violence survivors, and their children, accounted for 26% of FFY2023 CVC funds paid across the state. Crime related expenses incurred by child victims of neglect, physical and sexual abuse accounted for an additional 24% of all CVC funds paid.
$8,622,468
Funds collected for local CVC program expenditures. This is an approximate 20% from FFY2022.
FFY2023 Colorado Top 5 Service Expenses (Compensable Services Paid):
- 28% Medical / Dental
- 25% Mental Health Counseling
- 23% Funeral / Burial
- 19% Economic Support
- 4% Relocation / Security Measures
FFY2023 Colorado Top 5 Crime Types (Compensable Crimes Paid):
- 39% Assault (including domestic violence)
- 21% Homicide
- 19% Vehicular Crimes
- 12% Child Abuse
- 6% Sexual Assault or Domestic Violence Related (Stalking, Kidnapping,
Protection Order Violations)
Read the full 2023 Colorado Crime Victim Compensation Program Report