Help Reduce Midtown Graffiti

Midtown Security Community is indebted to supporter Frank Roberts for taking the initiative in finding a way to work on reducing graffiti in Midtown. Through Frank's efforts we have a plan that is already showing success. Our work with the Union Station precinct has given us a contact with a person who is well known in the "tagger community." "Taggers" are non-gang members who put their artistic handiwork on buildings, dumpsters, train cars, etc. You have seen their work in Midtown. This contact person is willing to help us get rid of graffiti we identify and also to encourage taggers to keep their work out of Midtown.

We have a special e-mail that has been set up to receive pictures of graffiti you find. Please use this e-mail:

Frank@ZIP38104.com

Respondents should send:

photo of graffiti
location (address if possible)
when it first appeared (or was noticed)
any info that would help in identifying the perpetrator
contact info may be helpful but is optional

In this day of smart phones, the best thing to do is to photo the graffiti and email it immediately. Spread the word.

Midtown Security Community is committed to working collaboratively with our Union Station to keep Midtown a safe place to live and work. We know that graffiti leads to more graffiti. It is the "broken window" theory at work. When a part of town looks like people don't care, graffiti emerges.

Mark Thursday, Sept. 2, on your calendar for our next Midtown Security Community meeting. We will have an update on this exciting collaborative project.

"Be a part of the solution. Help keep Midtown a safe place to live and work."