Rockridge Neighborhood Crime Prevention Council

Graffiti are an ongoing problem in Oakland.  It seems that no sooner are they painted over than the tags are back.  If we want to keep our neighborhoods clean and free of graffiti, we the citizens have to act.  Graffiti are a "quality of life" issue, a minor crime with a disproportionately large effect on the neighborhood.

If graffiti are on your property, you are responsible for cleaning them up.

• Public Works is responsible for cleaning up graffiti on city propert.

• Public Works can identify the property owner of non-city property (OUSD, CalTrans, AT&T, etc.), and work with them to get the sites cleaned up.

For background information, here is the text of the City Administrator's report to the City Council on Graffiti Abatement, dated June 24, 2008:

Graffiti Abatement Information Report 06-24-08