The legislation that created Nebraska's CVRP was enacted in 1978 and became effective on January 1, 1979. The program's purpose is to assist innocent crime victims with medical expenses, mental health counseling, loss of wages, funeral bills in cases of homicide, residential crime-scene clean-up, loss of earning power, and other expenses directly related to their criminal victimization. The program also covers Nebraska residents who are victims of terrorism in foreign countries. The program does not cover loss of property, pain and suffering, and expenses not directly related to the crime. Awards are reduced by victim expenses covered by other sources, such as insurance, sick leave pay, and workers' compensation. The description of the program addresses its administration, the processing of claims, reasons a claim may be denied, appeals, funding, program activities, and 2005 legislative initiatives related to the CVRP. Program data for fiscal year 2004-05 cover the number of claims; amount of money awarded by type of victim expense; amount of money awarded by type of crime; number of claims considered by victim age, type of crime, and victim's employment status; and number of claims and amount of awards by legislative district. This report also presents the provisions of statutes, rules, and regulations that govern the CVRP.