Graffiti Abatement
Hot Line Phone Number (916) 808-8819 or visit
www.crimealert.org
If you plan to remove graffiti yourself, use the Record-Report-Remove
method.
Working Together to Clean Up Graffiti
The City of Sacramento is taking action to wipe out graffiti and clean
up crime. The Department of General Services, Code Enforcement, and Police
Departments are working together to manage a first-rate Graffiti Abatement
Program. The City is working to keep its neighborhoods clean and attractive
through various activities including graffiti removal programs, educational
outreach, community involvement and police enforcement.
How You Can Help
- Report areas and locations of graffiti to Code Enforcement (916)
808-5948, or the Graffiti Hotline (916) 808-8819.
- Assist in the clean up of your community by volunteering at city neighborhood
clean up events, adopt a location in your area that gets vandalized
regularly, or organizing a neighborhood watch program through the Police
Department.
- Report graffiti vandals and vandalism through the Graffiti Hotline.
Graffiti is a crime and violators can be prosecuted. You may be eligible
for a reward of $50-$250.
Residents, neighborhood associations and business owners
throughout Sacramento have joined efforts with the City to help prevent
and clean up graffiti. These volunteers understand that prompt removal
of graffiti reduces the chance of reoccurrence.
Learn about other organized community involvement programs
such as Adopt a Site and the Record-Report-Remove
procedure. For further information, call (916)
808-3951.
It's Out of Sight with Adopt
a Site
Many citizens have adopted a public site near their home or business and
routinely clean off graffiti when it appears at their adopted location.
Since neighbors are the first to see graffiti and can remove it immediately,
this program is the most effective way to clean up graffiti. The City
of Sacramento helps these volunteers by providing training on proper removal
techniques and supplying paint and removal products.
If you are interested in adopting a local bus shelter,
retaining wall, overpass or other public site, please contact Maintenance
Services customer assistance at (916) 808-1888.
If you see a vandalism crime in progress, immediately
call and report it to the Sacramento Police Department at (916) 264-5151.
Remember to be as descriptive as possible about the people and vehicles
involved, including the license plate number.
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