Canadian Restorations GTA Inc Graffiti Removal Tips to Know | Page 10

The Main Reasons to Remove
Graffiti
• A clean neighbourhood
• Graffiti removal is associated with positive attributes and perceptions of
the area
• Crime rate reduces
• Improves businesses - for example removing the graffiti on the shopping
centers attracts more customers
• Graffiti has been associated with crime. Once seen on the street, it
creates a mental image of a dangerous place.
• Graffiti is burned in some cities once found. Additionally, the same
authorities that constitute the law also facilitates the removal procedure.
• Apart from being a crime to paint on some surfaces without consent,
graffiti defaces the surface. For instance, a design loses its original look
once graffiti has been put on the wall. For that reason, the graffiti is
removed immediately.
• Removing of graffiti is largely considered a routine in cleaning the street.
In addition, cleaning off graffiti can be done so as to put up another form
of art. Most of this cleaning is done in areas that are left only for graffiti.