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Help Keep Phoenix Graffiti-Free!
This February marks the City of Phoenix’s 12th annual Graffiti-Free Phoenix Month, highlighting ongoing efforts to keep neighborhoods clean and welcoming by preventing and removing graffiti across the City.
Graffiti vandalism can impact neighborhood pride, create safety concerns, and have a negative effect on residents and businesses. Through the Graffiti Free Phoenix program, the City partners with residents, businesses, and community organizations to remove graffiti quickly and promote long-term prevention.
“Maintaining a clean, vibrant, and welcoming city with respect for public and private property is a core tenant for Phoenix and our community,” Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego said. “Vandalism, including graffiti and other efforts that hurt neighborhoods, damage their beauty and incur a financial cost on those impacted.”
The program, administered by the City’s Neighborhood Services Department (NSD), responds to graffiti reported on public property and provides information and resources to help address graffiti on private property. In 2025, the City’s Graffiti Busters removed graffiti at 46,118 sites’. The Graffiti Busters respond to reports from residents seven days a week, cleaning up graffiti at no cost to residents or businesses.
“Removing graffiti quickly is one of the most effective ways to prevent it from happening again,” said Lucas Mariacher, Deputy Director over NSD’s Neighborhood Preservation Division. “Graffiti-Free Phoenix Month is an opportunity to remind residents that reporting graffiti and staying engaged makes a real difference in keeping our neighborhoods clean and cared for.”
Residents play an important role in keeping Phoenix graffiti-free. Graffiti is a crime, so if you catch it in the act, call 911. Otherwise, community members are encouraged to report graffiti through one of three easy methods:
- Call NSD staff: 602-534-4444
- Email blight@phoenix.gov
- Report online through myPHX311: Phoenix.gov/myPHX311
For graffiti removal on private property, the City requires permission from the property owner. Residents can also request paint and supplies to remove graffiti on their own as part of a community clean-up effort.
To learn more about reporting graffiti, available resources, and how to get involved, visit phoenix.gov/graffiti.
