Victims received benefits totaling $453

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Victims of violent crime and their families received benefits totaling $453 million in federal fiscal year 2007. This was an increase from the $426 million paid in 2005, and the $444 million in 2006. Programs paid $22.9 million for forensic sexual assault exams, a 10% increase from 2006. Victims of child abuse comprised 18.5% of the recipients of crime victim compensation.