Graffiti complaints

311 graffiti complaints across 18 tracked cities. Ranked by complaints per 100,000 residents.

Requests to remove graffiti from public or private property.

Year to date — data through June 30, 2026. Counts will increase as the year progresses.

Graffiti complaints — 2026

Total complaint counts. Data covers January through June 30, 2026.

City rankings — 2026

City2026 complaintsPer 100k residentsMedian resolution
1Los Angeles
118.7K3.0K20.3h
2San Francisco
50.8K5.8K2.8d
3Chicago
48.3K1.8K22.7h
4San Jose
10.3K1.0K16.1h
5Seattle
9.6K1.3K—
6Calgary
7.6K5838.0d
7New York City
7.6K923.4d
8San Diego
7.2K5223.4d
9Oakland
1.6K360—
10Minneapolis
1.4K32020.6h
11Vancouver
1.0K1574.3d
12Philadelphia
988625.9d
13Austin
876912.5d
14Washington
7591103.5d
15Boston
607905.6d
16Louisville
20332—
17New Orleans
12132—
18Somerville
7086—

Complaints filed January through June 30, 2026. Population from most recent census.

How to find this data

Most cities use a literal 'Graffiti' or 'Graffiti Removal' string. Austin splits public vs. private property ('APH - Graffiti Abatement - Public Property' vs. 'DSD - Graffiti Abatement - Private Property'). San Francisco does the same split. Calgary uses 'Corporate - Graffiti Concerns'.

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Report a graffiti issue

This page shows historical data. To file a graffiti complaint, contact your city's 311 service directly.

San Francisco graffiti →Los Angeles graffiti →Chicago graffiti →Seattle graffiti →San Jose graffiti →Calgary graffiti →San Diego graffiti →Oakland graffiti →Minneapolis graffiti →Vancouver graffiti →Washington graffiti →New York City graffiti →Austin graffiti →Boston graffiti →Somerville graffiti →Philadelphia graffiti →Louisville graffiti →New Orleans graffiti →