Graffiti Removal Program

The City of Stockton Needs Your Help in the Fight Against Graffiti!

On April 1, 2008, the Stockton City Council approved the Enhanced Graffiti Abatement Program. This initiative, which was led by Councilmember Clem Lee, consolidated the way the City cleans up graffiti and boosted its anti-graffiti program.

Key elements of the plan include:

• Consolidation of graffiti abatement under the Police Department
  
  
• Purchasing 3 new graffiti clean-up trucks bringing the total number of trucks to 6
  
  
• Authorizing $50,000 for staff overtime
  
  
• Hiring 5 additional staff to combat graffiti
  
  
• Increasing reward money from
  $300 to up to $1,000
  
  

View the Presentation to
City Council Here

We need your help by reporting graffiti and vandals ...don't assume that someone else has already phoned in to report graffiti. Call 937-8040 to report graffiti. If your tip leads to the arrest of a vandal, you could receive as much as $1,000 in reward money.

Call the graffiti hotline at 937-8040.
If you see a tagger in the act, call 911 to report the crime.

Report Graffiti Online!

Notice to property owners (or authorized agents): A cleanup crew will be sent to your location at no cost, provided you have completed and returned a Graffiti Abatement Identification and Permission Form.

Download the PDF Graffiti Abatement Identification and Permission Form

In January 2007, the City adopted a more stringent graffiti ordinance in an effort to reduce graffiti throughout the city. The ordinance includes additional penalties and requires property owners to assist with removing and preventing graffiti on private property.

Last year, the city cleaned up over 3.5 million square feet of graffiti at a cost of more than $900,000. During that time, 261 arrests were made.

The City is dedicated to improving and expediting graffiti cleanup by working with other local agencies, including San Joaquin County and CalTrans.

What To Do	Always have additional matching paint for the surface you want to keep free of graffiti If possible, remove graffiti DAILY! Immediate removal of graffiti will discourage vandals Report graffiti as soon as you see it! Don't wait because you think someone else has already reported it
What NOT To do	Do NOT spot-paint. Paint with even strokes covering big square areas Only use EXTERIOR paint on outside walls and surfaces Do not paint on property that you do not have authorization to re-paint, such as mailboxes, street signs, overpasses, or signal boxes. Contact the City of Stockton instead

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Page updated September 17, 2008