Vancouver sees 70% spike in nuisance graffiti reports to 311 during COVID-19 pandemic
Global News
Goodbye Graffiti logged 149,837 nuisance tagging reports during patrols of city-owned property in 2020 - a 41 per cent increase over the 106,383 incidents reported in 2019.
The City of Vancouver has seen a massive spike in graffiti vandalism since the COVID-19 pandemic began and merchants say they’re paying the price – while taggers often face no punishment for their unsolicited criminal scribbling.
“It’s everywhere,” business owner Joe Chaput told Global News.
Inside les amis du FROMAGE, Chaput sells premium Camembert, Cambozola, Chevre, Cheddar and Charcuterie. Outside, he’s dealing with a different kind of cheese.
“All of sudden you come back to work on Monday morning – there’s tags on your garage door, on the front of the building,” he said.
“It’s frustrating.”
The constant defacement is keeping the city’s graffiti removal contractor busy.
Goodbye Graffiti logged 149,837 nuisance tagging reports during patrols of city-owned property in 2020, a 41 per cent increase over the 106,383 incidents reported in 2019.
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