Business Graffiti Prevention

• Don't use graffiti images in advertising materials or in-store displays.
• Rapid and Continual Removal is the best graffiti prevention tool. In fact, it is the single most important contribution businesses and property owners can make in protecting the image of their business, property and preserving their customers' sense of security. Referrals on removal services, advice, and, in some cases, free removal products or cleanup is available from the PW Clean Community Council. (Graffiti should always be reported and viewed by police before removal.)
• Remove, replace or clean outside equipment damaged by graffiti -- trash receptacles, storage sheds, utility boxes, etc.
• Landscape walls, fences and storefronts with flowers, shrubs or other landscaping. National studies show graffiti, as well as litter, is less common in areas, which are planted and landscaped. For persistent cases, plant shrubs and brushes that have thorns or prickly foliage that make an area less desirable to graffitists. A landscape list is available from the council.
• Limit access to roofs by moving dumpsters away from walls and covering drainpipes to prevent vandals from scaling them.
• Increase exterior lighting and consider other security measures.
• Join and become active with the Graffiti Prevention Task Force sponsored by the PW Clean Community Council