Who is considered a crime victim? What is the definition of a crime victim?
Connecticut General Statute 1-1k, defines a “Victim of crime”, “crime victim” and states: Except as otherwise provided by the general statutes, “victim of crime” or “crime victim” means an individual who suffers direct or threatened physical, emotional or financial harm as a result of a crime and includes immediate family members of a minor, incompetent individual or homicide victim and a person designated by a homicide victim in accordance with section 1-56r.
