You usually have to claim within 2 years of the crime the crime must be reported to the police before you apply it does not cost anything to apply if you were injured trying to stop a crime. If the crime happened between 1 august 1964 and 30 september 1979 and you lived with the attacker as a family member at the time of the incident you can also request someone to call you to start. If you suffer from physical injuries as a result of violent crime then you may have the opportunity to claim for a criminal injury award however only certain injuries fall under this category and the emphasis is on compensating those who have suffered from more serious injuries under the current cica scheme there will be no compensation payable for injuries such as broken nose or ribs and many soft tissue injuries such as facial bruising back or shoulder problems or black eyes . Criminal injuries compensation claims amazonde padley clare begley laura fremdsprachige bucher wahlen sie ihre cookie einstellungen wir verwenden cookies und ahnliche tools um ihr einkaufserlebnis zu verbessern um unsere dienste anzubieten um zu verstehen wie die kunden unsere dienste nutzen damit wir verbesserungen vornehmen konnen und um werbung anzuzeigen. The criminal injuries compensation scheme is a government funded scheme designed to compensate victims of violent crime in great britain we the criminal injuries compensation authority cica