{"id":1911,"date":"2017-06-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-26T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.awjlaw.com\/2017\/06\/26\/personal-injury-claims-for-crime-victims\/"},"modified":"2024-10-23T08:48:04","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T08:48:04","slug":"personal-injury-claims-for-crime-victims","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.awjlaw.com\/faqs\/personal-injury-claims-for-crime-victims\/","title":{"rendered":"Personal Injury Claims for Crime Victims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Sep. 26, 2016, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released its annual report, <em>Crime in the United States, 2015<\/em>, which reported a 3.9 percent increase in violent crime in the United States compared to 2014. The report also revealed that there were 1,197,704 violent crimes nationwide \u2013 and those figures don\u2019t account for the violent crimes that weren\u2019t reported.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here are a few highlights from the FBI\u2019s report (2015 figures): <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>There were about 15,696 murders in the United States.<\/li>\n<li>There were an estimated 90,185 \u201creported\u201d rapes.<\/li>\n<li>Across the country, there were about 327,374 robberies.<\/li>\n<li>In 71.5 percent of the murders, a firearm was used.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As you can see, violent crime is a serious issue in the United States, and we want to bring something to light: As personal injury attorneys, we feel that people should understand the rights of crime victims. Because, what some crime victims do not realize is that in many cases, victims of physical and sexual assaults can file personal injury claims.<\/p>\n<p>Often, someone is attacked while at work, or while on someone else\u2019s private or commercial property. When attacks occur on others\u2019 property, crime victims may be able to file a claim against the property owner\u2019s insurance policy. Or, if an attack happened at work, the injured worker may be able to file a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.awjlaw.com\/marietta\/work-accident-lawyer\/\">workers\u2019 compensation<\/a> claim.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Types of attacks that may lead to a personal injury claim: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Attacks at work or on the job site<\/li>\n<li>Attacks at motels and hotels<\/li>\n<li>Attacks in parking lots<\/li>\n<li>Attacks at businesses<\/li>\n<li>Assaults on private property<\/li>\n<li>Attacks at amusement parks<\/li>\n<li>Attacks at concerts, bars, and nightclubs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There are many situations where a crime victim can seek compensation, even if the perpetrator is in custody and awaiting trial, has limited assets, or was never caught by the police. It\u2019s just a matter of exploring your options.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><em>Are you, or someone you love a crime victim? If so, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.awjlaw.com\/contact-us\/\">contact Jones &amp; Swanson<\/a> to meet with a Kennesaw <a href=\"https:\/\/www.awjlaw.com\/\">personal injury<\/a> attorney for free! <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here, our Kennesaw personal injury attorney explains how crime victims can obtain compensation through filing claim.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1912,"parent":801,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"hc_faqs":[457],"class_list":{"0":"post-1911","1":"page","2":"type-page","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"hc_faqs-personal-injury","7":"entry"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Personal Injury Claims for Crime Victims | Jones &amp; Swanson<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Personal Injury Claims for Crime Victims: Jones &amp; Swanson, with 45+ years of experience and millions recovered. 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