Who pays for crime scene cleanup in Texas?
The Texas Crime Victims' Compensation Program (Office of the Attorney General) is Texas's crime victim compensation fund. For crime scene cleanup, its official terms are: up to $2,250 for crimes after July 14, 2016.
Compensation is the payer of last resort: homeowner's or renter's insurance is applied first, and most cleanup jobs are insurance-covered, with the remediation company often billing the insurer directly. In Texas, the overall program maximum is $50,000, plus up to $75,000 more for catastrophic injury. The program makes the final call on eligibility and amounts, so treat every figure here as a starting point and confirm it with them.
- Program
- Texas Crime Victims' Compensation Program (Office of the Attorney General)
- Crime-scene cleanup
- Up to $2,250 for crimes after July 14, 2016
- Overall program maximum
- $50,000, plus up to $75,000 more for catastrophic injury
- Victim compensation programs are the payer of last resort — homeowner's or other insurance is applied first, and most cleanup jobs are insurance-covered.
- Amounts and rules change. Please verify current figures with the program before counting on them.
Source: Texas OAG, Crime Scene Clean-Up Reimbursement, checked
Figures were checked on September 29, 2026 against each state's statute, rules, or program publications (source shown above). Each state program makes the final decision on eligibility and amounts — please confirm with them directly.
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