According to the mayor’s office, since 2019, graffiti complaints to the city have grown over 50% recently, including nearly 20,000 reports of graffiti and tagging in 2021 alone.

Graffiti is a positive cultural force. Far from being mere decoration, this art form invites everyone, residents, visitors, and dreamers — to engage with their city in a new way.

Ismael Illescas, a scholar and professor of Ethnic Studies at Chabot College, documented Southern California’s history of "street writing" in his dissertation, " Between Art and Crime: Graffiti ...

On Tuesday, the Seattle City Council approved stricter punishments for graffiti. Taggers could now face up to $ 1,500 per ...

The city of Los Angeles and taggers may be battling over territory when it comes to the 2nd Street Tunnel in downtown Los ...

Art, in all its forms—painting, sculpture, theatre, music—reminds us that crime prevention is fundamentally about human relationships, mutual respect, and communal solidarity.

The vandalism, mainly graffiti, defaced the Islamic Center of Southern California's exterior wall and nearby trees. The center said LAPD identified the symbols as "potentially hate-motivated." ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland police arrested a wanted graffiti vandal Thursday after seizing more than 1,500 cans of spray paint worth over $10,000 from his Southeast Portland home back in June ...