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When you have been the vicitim personal injury crime of an act of crime or violence, you may be able to claim compensation. The offender does not have to have been caught and prosecuted for you to claim for compensation, you're usually entitled to compensation if: If the crime occurred in the last 2 years. However, cases of abuse may be considered over this time period. You have been injured physically, mentally or psychologically because of a violent crime. If your person in you immediate family has died as a result of a violent crime, for instance your partner, parent, wife or daughter or son. In the event that you were a witness to a violent crime and later suffered psychological injury and had to receive counselling. Physical and/or psychological injuries are graded according to their severity. Relatively minor injuries, such as for example scratches, cuts and bruises wont qualify for an award.

But if your vicitim personal injury crime has suffered a variety of minor injuries resulting in numerous visits to see their GP or a medical establishment, received treatment and the injury has lasted more than six week, they may be entitled to claim compensation. Every case is significantly diffent. In England Scotland and Wales, the minimum level of compensation you could are expectant of to receive would be £1, 000, moderate to severe injuries could be up to £500, 000 compensation, dependant on the severity of the injury/injuries sustained.