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Resource Guide for Serving U.S. Citizens Victimized Abroad
Publication Date:  April 2008
Contents
Victim Services: An International Outlook
Responding to Victimization Abroad
Coordinating Victim Services
If the Victim Remains Abroad
If the Victim Returns to the United States
International Terrorism
Crime Victim Compensation
Checklists for Assisting U.S. Citizens Victimized Abroad

Crime Victim Compensation

State Crime Victim Compensation

Some states and territories, through their crime victim compensation programs, offer benefits to residents who are victims of crime abroad. Visit the Web site and click on the State Links tab for Web sites for participating states. Other states currently do not offer benefits to residents who are victimized overseas.