Graffiti

Ten Things You Can Do To Prevent Graffiti

1. Did You Know? A report to the usually resolves graffiti issues within 24 business hours.

   Get educated. Learn about graffiti, how it impacts your community, and who is responsible for graffiti prevention and clean-up in your area.
2. Report graffiti to the appropriate authorities.
3. Organize a paint-out. Local paint dealers are often willing to donate paint and brushes for volunteers to use for graffiti clean-up.
4. Plan a paint-brush mural to cover a wall plagued with graffiti.
5. Coordinate a graffiti awareness campaign at your school or in the community.
6. Make a presentation on graffiti prevention to your school class or neighborhood group.
7. "Adopt a wall" in your school or community and make sure it stays clean and free of graffiti.
8. Plant trees or other greenery near a graffiti-plagued wall.
9. Ask your community to install lighting in areas that are dark and often hit with graffiti.
10. Contact your local Keep America Beautiful (Keep Riverside Clean & Beautiful) affiliate and volunteer to help keep your community clean.