The Manitoba Criminal Injuries Compensation Act was passed July 16, 1970, and provides that injured victims of crime, or their dependents, be eligible for benefits in an amount similar to workers under the Workers Compensation Act. The intent of the Act was to ensure than any innocent crime victims or any person injured as a result of assisting a peace officer should not experience undue financial hardship. In 1971 the Workers Compensation Board was designated as the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board. Following a financial report for 1997-98, an auditor's report is presented. Financial statements include a balance sheet, a statement of operations, and a statement of provision for future costs. In the statistical section, one table documents the disposition of claims for the period April 1, 1997, to March 31, 1998; there were 97 claims held over from the previous year, pending further police, court, medical, and employment information. A second table shows the type of claim approved, and a third table provides statistical information that outlines a breakdown of "other benefit costs" paid for the period April 1, 1997, to March 31, 1998. This section also provides comparative figures from the last annual report. Another table is an analysis of claims benefits paid for a 10-year period, beginning in 1989. Other tables address the number of claims processed over a 10-year period, the ages of the victims for which claims have been filed, the employment and income status of the applicants, comparison of the gender of the victims for claims filed, and the crime occurrence area of the Province for which claims have been filed. 5 tables and 4 figures