City and County of Denver
Biohazard and crime scene cleanup in Denver
From Capitol Hill to Green Valley Ranch, calls from Denver ZIP codes reach an independent cleanup company for crime scenes, unattended deaths and other biohazards.
Answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Crime scene cleanup in Denver
After a homicide, an assault or a suicide in Denver, police and the Office of the Medical Examiner do their work and then release the home or vehicle. The cleaning that follows is left to the family, the owner or the landlord.
A cleanup company removes contaminated materials, disinfects what remains and hauls the waste away. You call, describe the situation and decide whether to hire them.
Denver's older brick homes often have wood floors under carpet and plaster walls, and fluids can reach both. Ask the company how they will check.
Denver offices
Who you may deal with
Office of the Medical Examiner
500 Quivas St., Denver 80204, 720-337-7600.
Grief support
The medical examiner's Family Advocate Support Team (FAST): 720-337-7607.
Victim compensation
2nd Judicial District (Denver), 720-913-9253. The Denver page lists residential locks, doors and exterior windows among eligible losses; ask about cleanup.
Population
740,613 (Census 2025 estimate).
Situations
Cleanup situations in Denver
- Crime scene and trauma cleanupAfter a homicide, an assault or a bad injury, once police hand the place back.Read more
- Unattended death cleanupWhen someone passed away alone and was not found for some time.Read more
- Cleanup after a suicideDiscreet, careful cleanup so no one in the family has to face it.Read more
- Blood and body fluid cleanupBlood or other body fluids on carpet, walls or furniture after an injury or illness.Read more
- Hoarding cleanup with biohazardsA crowded home where waste, needles or spoiled food have built up.Read more
- Disinfection after illness or droppingsRooms to clean and disinfect after an illness or a rodent problem.Read more
- Vehicle biohazard cleanupBlood or body fluids in the seats, carpet or trunk of a vehicle.Read more
Denver ZIP codes on this line
- 80014
- 80123
- 80202
- 80203
- 80204
- 80205
- 80206
- 80207
- 80209
- 80210
- 80211
- 80212
- 80216
- 80218
- 80219
- 80220
- 80221
- 80222
- 80223
- 80224
- 80227
- 80230
- 80231
- 80235
- 80236
- 80237
- 80238
- 80239
- 80246
- 80247
- 80249
80014 and 80247 are shared with Aurora. If your ZIP code is not listed, call and the router will check.
Denver questions
Who handles a death in Denver, a coroner or a medical examiner?
Denver has an Office of the Medical Examiner rather than an elected coroner. It is at 500 Quivas St.
Can Denver victim compensation pay for cleanup?
The Denver District Attorney's page does not list cleanup among eligible losses, but the board decides case by case. Call 720-913-9253 and ask.
Other areas
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.
Call (720) 712-9117Answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
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