Funds for crime victims

Caddo Parish Sheriff Steve Prator awarded $51,767 during May, June and July to crime victims who applied for money from the state Crime Victims Reparations Fund.
The money went to 25 separate victims or their families for medical or funeral expenses, lost wages, counseling or emergency awards. The cases reviewed involved homicide, sexual assault, domestic violence, battery, property damage and hit and run.
The Crime Victims Reparations Fund, which is managed locally by the sheriff, compensates victims of crimes where force or the threat of force was used. Money distributed to the victims is obtained from court costs paid by defendants, supplemented by court-ordered restitution from criminals, a federal grant, donations and interest.