Tip: Stop Graffiti!
Feb/08/2013 02:29 PM Filed in: Tips
Graffiti affects property values, quality of life, and damages a communities’ reputation for livability.
When graffiti is allowed to remain, it invites more graffiti.
The following ideas can remove Graffiti quickly and eventually prevent it altogether:
- Report all graffiti incidents to local law enforcement and make a police report.
- Use the website to solicit graffiti removal volunteers - Perhaps call it a "Graffiti Response Team". Studies show that if graffiti is removed within 24 hours the chance of reoccurrence is very low.
- Setup an email blast to all Graffiti removal volunteers whenever Graffiti is reported. ( Premium Only)
- Prominently display your cities' anti-graffiti hotline phone number on the website.
- Research and post your city's compensation policy -- Many cities will help pay for part/all of the cost of removing Graffiti. Some will supply the cleaning products themselves.
- Create a page explaining the different cleaning products that can be used on your properties. Some solvents may permanently stain if not used correctly. Historic buildings may need special care.
- Write a Graffiti article for your online newsletter.
- Warn your neighbors that if they see graffiti vandalism in progress, call 9-1-1! Warn everyone not to take the law into their own hands.
Real Neighborhoods Using their websites to fight Graffiti:
Heritage Neighborhood Association
Montavilla Neighborhood Association
Cactus Park Community Alliance
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