Chicago graffiti 311 requests
Graffiti 311 requests filed in Chicago since January 2021.
Current release
Data through April 30, 2026
Data from January 2021 through April 30, 2026
Source data: Open data ↗
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Total Requests
478.2K
in the graffiti category
Latest Month
8.7K
April 2026
Share of total
5.0%
of all Chicago 311 requests
Median Resolution
23.2h
half of requests close faster
Monthly graffiti requests
How many graffiti 311 requests Chicago residents file each month.
How this category is defined
What counts as graffiti: Requests to remove graffiti from public or private property.
In Chicago’s raw 311 data, the following 1 service_type are counted as graffiti:
- Graffiti Removal Request
To reproduce these counts against the raw feed
SELECT count(*)
FROM <chicago_311_raw>
WHERE service_type IN (
'Graffiti Removal Request'
)Analyst tip: 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'.
Source & provenance
Counts on this page are derived from Chicago’s official open 311 data feed, covering January 2021 through April 30, 2026. Category assignment uses an AI-generated mapping from the city’s raw service types to a normalized cross-city category. View the underlying dataset at data.cityofchicago.org.