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item 28 Update on the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Graffiti Abatement Program.

Garden Grove City Council
August 12, 2025

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item 28 Update on the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Graffiti Abatement Program.
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August 12, 2025
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Graffiti Removal
The total number of graffiti instances removed for May 2025 was 1,154. Out of the total instances, 86% (n = 893) of them were proactively corrected, meaning the graffiti was reported and there was an active effort to prepare for its removal, as opposed to 14% (n = 147) of cases corrected reactively, meaning no prior report was made. In addition, removed graffiti covered roughly 44,105 square feet.

GRAFFITI ABATEMENT PROGRAM SUMMARY
May 2025
Ownership
Public Ownership – 1,064 / 92%
Private Ownership – 90 / 8%
Response Times
Under 24 Hours – 890 / 90%
24 to 48 Hours – 43 / 4%
48 to 72 Hours – 20 / 2%
Over 72 Hours – 31 / 3%
Graffiti Correction Location: Faylane Park, Garden Grove Most Commonly Vandalized Surfaces

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