[1] It is located in Umeå and has nationwide responsibility for three areas: If the offenders have no ability to pay damages and if there is no insurance for the damage, the victim may be entitled to Victim injury compensation of state resources.
The allowance compensates primarily personal injury and violation.
The fund is distributed for research and other victim-oriented projects driven in a non-profit, public or private.
The fund is built up mainly by a special fee of 1 000 SEK each convicted person must pay if the crime is punishable by a fine sentence.
Brottsoffermyndigheten also arranges conferences, theme days and courses.