I took a walk this morning. Just me and my iPhone. I walked. It kept track of my steps, my route and my heart rate. I sang. It kept the tunes coming. Using my phone I tweeted my favorite lyrics, found the closest starbucks  and skimmed over the latest headlines on my New York Times app. While reading, my eye caught sight of a nearby building that had been "redecorated" with a VERY noticeable tag right across the front face of the building. To the tagger that had used the spray paint to scrawl his name on the wall, this was a proud presentation. To the building owner, this was straightforward vandalism.

If I was a Phoenix resident - I could have grabbed my phone, snapped a picture of the tag, and submitted it to the Neighborhood Services Department! The next wave of iPhone apps are allowing residents to report graffiti and other blight vandalism to their local city officials. 

For more details on Phoenix's myPhxAz iPhone App, click on the link below:

http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/dpp/news/sci_tech/iphone-app-blight-6-10-2010

Today the focus is on Lakewood Township, NJ and their campaign to fight graffiti (particularly gang graffiti). Collaborating with the Ocean County Corrections Department, Lakewood has their work cut out for them locating and painting over local graffiti sites.

"For the next few weeks, officials are asking people to call the Quality of Life Hotline [732-942-5003] to report any graffiti they see on public buildings and structures, including schools, libraries, community centers and telephone poles."

GraffitiAbatement.org has added Lakewood Township, NJ to the list of New Jersey cities that offer a Hotline Number to report graffiti. Make The Right Call! Let's get Lakewood cleaned up!!!

*Data and excerpt provided by Zach Patberg. 2 -June, 2010. Read up:  http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/201006022100/NEWS/6020346
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info@graffitimaster.com, 800-4GRAFFITI

Today the focus goes to Kennewick, WA. Take a look at THESE figures:

2003 - 25 gang graffiti reports
2004 - 163 (552% increase)
2005 - 178 (9% increase)
2006 - 226 (27% increase)
2007 - 320 (42% increase)
2008 - 383 (20% increase)*

Notice a trend here? GraffitiAbatement.org has added Kennewick, WA to the list of Washington cities that offer a Hotline Number to report graffiti. Make The Right Call!

"If you see graffiti in your neighborhood, the best bet is to call police [509-628-0333]. Then they can send someone out with the GAP [Graffiti Abatement Team] to clean it up. And there's a quick turnaround. The group likes to get rid of the graffiti within three days."*


*Data and excerpt provided by Chelsea Kopta. 2 -June, 2010. http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/94383184.html
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Need something? Have something to share? Contact us anytime! Call, email, write a letter, send out the pony express or a smoke signal, whatever it takes. 

info@graffitimaster.com, 800-4GRAFFITI

REPORT GRAFFITI! Report report report!
A special hotline number has been created in order to quickly notify the Public Works Department of the vandalism so it can be dealt with quickly. 

HOTLINE NUMBER (650) 780-7304 

or you can always notify the Police Department at (650) 780-7100. 

CBS 5 noted an odd surge in graffiti vandalism cases in the past few days. 
http://cbs5.com/local/redwood.city.graffiti.2.1719445.html

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ATTENTION NON-Residents of Redwood City, CA - GraffitiAbatement.org has your city's graffiti hotline number too! Find it here: http://www.graffitiabatement.org/reporting-graffiti.html


You are the eyes of your city - Graffiti Abatement is only possible with the help of the local community. 

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