Graffiti, Behind The Paint

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Graffiti, Behind The Paint

• By Matthew Wolf

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Graffiti Misconceptions

• A lot of people think that the paint is what
  hurts the environment, but that is not true.
• Most people think that graffiti is found in
  alleys, but graffiti is found on trains, cars and
  walls.

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Graffiti is Vandalism

• Graffiti is the most common vandalism at 35
• Vandalism destroys or defaces other peoples
  property.
• Most people who do graffiti, graffiti on trains,
  cars and on walls.

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Four Types of Graffiti

• There are four types of graffiti Hip-Hop, Gang,
  Hate and Generic

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Graffiti Styles

• Hip-Hop is the most common type of graffiti at
  78. The second most common is Gang at 10, the
  third most common is Hate at 9. The graffiti
  that is not found very much is Generic at 5 -
  Billy likes Beans.

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The People Behind the Problem

• The most common age group for graffiti is 17-18
  with a range from 8-54 years old.
• People graffiti for fame, rebellion,
  self-expression and power.

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The High Cost of Graffiti

• America Spends 8 Billion per year to clean up
  graffiti
• In 2002 Los Angeles spent 55 million on graffiti
  removal

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Evil Cleaners

• Graffiti the paint is not the problem, the
  cleaners that are used to clean up the graffiti
  is.
• The chemicals in the cleaners that are used to
  cleanup the graffiti mess are what hurts the
  environment.

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Graffiti Solutions

• If you take graffiti off a wall in 24 hours, it
  is most likely not to happen again.
• The solution to the graffiti problem is to paint
  over the graffiti (if it happens.)

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More Graffiti Solutions

• If there is a mural on a wall it is most likely
  not going to have graffiti on it because people
  respect mural art.

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Bibliography

• Keep Chicago Beautiful
• Joyce Kagan Charmatz, PresidentChicago, IL 60602
• http//www.kcb.org/kcb_cleanups.html
• Paul McCann, Coordinator Community Pride Program
  Graffiti Management Program, The City of Ottawa
• http//ottawa.ca/city_services/environment/program
  s/graffiti/index_en.shtml
• Graffiti Hurts Programc/o Keep America
  Beautiful, Inc.Stamford, CT 06901
• http//www.graffitihurts.org/learn_more/facts.cfm
  
• Graffiti Wipeout Program
• San Antonio, Texas 78283
• http//www.sanantonio.gov/graffiti/

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Thank you for your time!