Payouts to hurt crime victims falls by 5%

THERE has been a fall in the amount of money paid out to victims of crime, new data shows.

A total of €4.072 million was paid out under the Scheme of Compensation for Personal Injuries Criminally Inflicted last year — a fall of more than €200,000, or 5%, from 2009.

The main reason for the decreased pay-out was a drop in the amounts paid to victims of non-fatal crime, while the amount paid to those affected by fatal crime actually increased.