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Graffiti and vandalism

Graffiti is one of the most visible forms of crime, defacing both public and private property. It costs the community around $200 million each year and has emerged as a key priority in crime prevention for Australian states and territories. Through its research, the AIC has identified key issues in dealing with this crime together with strategies to combat its incidence. The AIC website provides links to helpful resources on graffiti including a graffiti management toolkit.

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Other resources

• Graffiti management toolkit
  Office of Crime Prevention, Office of Crime Prevention. 2010
• State-level Graffiti Prevention in South Australia : February 2005 : Report by the Crime Prevention Unit, Attorney-General's Department (PDF 93kB)
  Crime Prevention Unit, Attorney-General's Department, South Australia, 2005
• Dealing with graffiti in New South Wales
  Rachel Callinan. New South Wales Parliamentary Library, 2002
• Crime prevention through environmental design and other approaches to tackling graffiti (Microsoft Word 55kB)
  Paul Wilson. Graffiti at large: local issues - local solutions conference, 26 November 2001
• Graffiti solutions local government pilot project final report (Microsoft Word 1128kB)
  New South Wales Graffiti Information; Hurstville City Council; Rockdale City Council, New South Wales, 1998

Practical prevention guides

• Graffiti - problem-oriented policing guide
  Deborah Lamm Weisel, Center for Problem-Oriented Policing (US)
• Goodbye graffiti
  Western Australia Office of Crime Prevention
• New South Wales graffiti information website
  New South Wales Government

Resources for communities and local governments

• Goodbye graffiti
  Western Australia Office of Crime Prevention
• NSW graffiti solutions handbook for local government, planners, designers and developers
  New South Wales Premier's Department, 2000
• Graffiti prevention guidelines
  Brisbane City Council, Queensland

Resources for retailers and other businesses

• Preventing graffiti
  Rutgers University School of Criminal Justice, Crime prevention service. Practical advice for businesses
• Retailer's anti-graffiti resource kit
  New South Wales Government
• Graffiti vandalism : how to reduce your risk (PDF 67kB)
  Retail Crime Prevention Project, Cities of Mitcham and Unley Crime Prevention Program, South Australia, 2000

Recent publications

• Strategies to combat graffiti
  06 January 2010
• Key issues in graffiti
  22 December 2009
• Preventing graffiti and vandalism
  18 September 1990
• Research brief: graffiti and vandalism on public transport
  01 July 1987

Recent events

• Graffiti and disorder : local government, law enforcement and community responses
  18 August 2003