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Graffiti Abatement

The County of Santa Cruz Graffiti Abatement Program has 4 ways to report graffiti on public property located within the unincorporated areas of the County:

1. Call the 24-Hour Graffiti Hotline at (800) 526-1185

2. Online using the County’s mobile friendly My Santa Cruz County App or mobile app for iPhone and Android devices

3. Send an email to dpwweb@santacruzcounty.us (emails only processed during regular business hours)

4. Report online at www.dpw.co.santa-cruz.ca.us/ReportProblem.aspx (emails only processed during regular business hours)

The County of Santa Cruz manages a comprehensive graffiti abatement program by contracting with Graffiti Protective Coatings, Inc. (GPC).

GPC is responsible for responding to community complaints via one of the four ways that the community can make a complaint of graffiti in their neighborhood listed above.  GPC is able to respond to most complaints within 24-hours.