Homicide, assault and trauma

Crime scene cleanup in Aurora

Once police release a home, a business or a car after a violent crime, someone has to clean it. This line connects you with an independent company that does that work.

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Two workers in protective suits carrying sealed red containers out of a brick house

What crime scene cleanup involves

The work goes past what you can see. Blood travels into carpet pad, between floorboards, behind baseboards and into furniture. A cleanup company finds it, removes what cannot be saved and disinfects what stays.

Fingerprint powder and other residue left by investigators is usually part of the job too.

Workers wear protective suits, gloves and respirators because blood can carry bloodborne pathogens. Contaminated material is sealed and hauled away, not put in household trash.

How it usually goes

Release
Police and the coroner finish and release the scene.
Walk-through
The company sees the space and explains what has to come out.
Removal
Soaked materials are cut out, bagged and boxed.
Disinfection
Remaining surfaces are cleaned and disinfected, with time for the product to work.
Check
You look over the space before anything is rebuilt.

Cost

What moves the price

There is no flat rate for this kind of work. These are the things that change it.

How far it spread

Fluids soak through carpet into pad and subfloor and run under baseboards. The deeper it went, the more material is cut out and replaced.

How long it sat

Time changes the job. Odor sets into drywall and framing, and dried material is harder to lift than fresh.

The surfaces

Tile and sealed concrete clean up. Carpet, upholstery, mattresses and bare wood often have to go.

Waste handling

Contaminated material is bagged, boxed and hauled as medical-type waste, and the volume adds up.

Odor work

Some rooms need sealing, air scrubbing or ozone or hydroxyl treatment over several days.

Access and rebuild

Stairs, crawlspaces and vehicles take longer. Rebuilding after demolition is usually priced separately.

Questions people ask

Do police clean up after an investigation?

No. Police and the coroner collect evidence and then release the property. Cleaning is left to the owner, the tenant or the family, and that is the job these companies do.

Can victim compensation help?

Possibly, depending on the judicial district. The 23rd District, which covers Douglas County, lists crime scene cleaning among the things its board may assist with. For Arapahoe, Adams and Denver, ask the program directly. See who pays for cleanup.

Who will actually do the cleaning?

An independent cleanup company that serves your ZIP code. This line connects you; it does not send workers. Ask the company about its training, its waste hauling and its insurance before you agree to anything.

How is the price worked out?

Usually after someone has looked at the space, in person or from photos. Ask for a written scope that lists what will be removed, how it will be disinfected and how the waste leaves the property.

Other situations

Whenever you are ready

You can call now, or after the hardest days are behind you

There is no deadline on a phone call. Until then, keep the door to the affected room shut, keep children and pets out, and leave the cleaning to people with protective gear.

Speak with a cleanup company

The call reaches an independent company that works in your ZIP code. Describe the room, ask how they would handle it and how they set the price. Nothing is decided until you agree to it.