The Victim Assistance Section (formerly known as the Crime Victim Assistance Division) was established in 1989. It provides essential funding and survivor-centered training to support victims of violent crime in Iowa.
The Victim Assistance Section administers programs that directly benefit victims of crime, including those that assist victims with the financial burden resulting from violent crime, that assist local crime victim service programs, and that assist the criminal justice system in holding offenders responsible for the effects of their crimes. Funds for these programs come primarily from fines and penalties paid for by state and federal criminals.
Offers the crime victim compensation fund which provides essential funding and survivor-centered training to support victims of Iowa crime in Iowa.