Media Response - Graffiti
Published on 22 August 2024
Response to The Advertiser.
The journalist asked for comments about graffiti:
- The number of graffiti incidents reported each financial year from 2014-24 or back to the earliest reporting date.
- Overall cost to Council of cleaning graffiti over the past two financial years (FY 22-24).
Comments attributed to Chris Cowley, Chief Executive Officer
Number of graffiti incidents reported each financial year from 2014-24
|
Year
|
Number of graffiti incidents
|
|
2013/14
|
813
|
|
2014/15
|
855
|
|
2015/16
|
294
|
|
2016/17
|
211
|
|
2017/18
|
272
|
|
2019/20
|
293
|
|
2020/21
|
416
|
|
2021/22
|
319
|
|
2022/23
|
460
|
|
2023/24
|
464
|
Overall cost to council of cleaning graffiti over the past two financial years (FY 22-24)
$2,895
ENDS