Graffiti Prevention and Removal

REPORT THAT GRAFFITI!

Many Neighbors have been talking about the recent rash of graffiti that has hit our area over the past week. Foster Road, 64th, Woodstock, and 72nd Avenues have all been hit.  Preventing graffiti reduces fear and improves neighborhood pride.

  Here's what YOU can do! 

REPORT IT TO:  

       Office of Neighborhood Involvement-Graffiti Hotline:
 503-823-4824

 Or,  Police Non-emergency:

   503-823-3333 

      Or, If you witness it occurring, 9-1-1!
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• Snap a photo on your smart phone and report it on the PDX REPORT APP for iPhone or Android you can down load it here: http://www.portlandoregon.gov/bts/53613
• Take Photos and upload them to the City's Graffiti Reporting form:  http://www.portlandonline.com/oni/index.cfm?a=286366
• For graffiti removal on traffic signs contact the City's Maintenance Bureau for traffic sign clean-up at 503-823-1703

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO KNOW -- LOCATION: 

• Address – The address of the building affected or an address closest to the area affected (curbs, stairs, etc) 
• Please include Business name (if applicable) 
• Please indicate if you are asking for removal assistance. (The City can not remove graffiti without owner permission. Also, some properties do not meet the criteria for free removal assistance, see below about assistance.) 
• Graffiti at an intersection – Include cross roads and directional cues (NE, SE, SW, NW) also include which corner graffiti is on 
• Utility poles and boxes – include the Company name (if Qwest, PGE, etc.) 
• Phone Booths – include the company name (if Qwest) 
• Include any other identifying information that will help pin-point the location 

DATE OF OCCURRENCE or DATE RANGE: 

• We must know the exact date the vandalism happened. If you don’t know exact date, please give us a range of dates during which it occurred. 
• Time frame is important because we are required to bring charges within the statute of limitations for property crimes.

REMOVE IT: 

• From your own property, paint it out, or check out a removal kit with solvent from one of 9 fire stations (kits contain solvent to be used to ‘wipe-off’ graffiti). The Woodstock Fire station located at 5211 SE Mall Street, just of 52nd Avenue has kits, you can call them at (503) 823-3700
• If you need free assistance, please call City's Graffiti Abatement program at 503-823-5860 
• Volunteer with neighbors to remove graffiti from properties in the right-of-way: Call the Volunteer Program Coordinator at 503-823-9666 for more information to get this graffiti removal party started! If you champion a graffiti removal party please let the the neighborhood association know -- we can help recruit volunteers and advertise! 

Graffiti Brochure Update 7-05