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The City of Edmonton promotes safer, cleaner communities by reducing and preventing graffiti vandalism.
Applications to our Professional Graffiti Cleaning Program received after December 16, 2024 will be processed the first week of January 2025. We aim to remove the graffiti within 3-10 business days after the application is processed depending on weather.
Graffiti vandalism is a serious crime that greatly impacts property owners and the surrounding community. But together, we can tackle graffiti in a way that ensures our city remains safe, livable and a place we’re proud to call home.
Immediate Removal is Important
Studies have shown the best strategy for the prevention of further graffiti is immediate removal. The longer graffiti lingers, the more graffiti and vandalism it attracts. Removing it will also put you in compliance with Community Standards Bylaw 14600 .
Capital City Clean Up offers $750 worth of professional graffiti cleaning assistance to private property owners, by title lot, in Edmonton each calendar year. We aim to remove graffiti within 7-10 days, weather dependent.
Please note: graffiti removal is limited in weather below -10 degrees celsius. If you have applied to the program during cold weather, clean-up will occur when weather conditions improve.
To Apply:
If property owners are applying for professional graffiti cleaning, it is important not to attempt to remove the graffiti first, as this may hinder the effects of the professional cleaning.
To report graffiti on private property as a Bylaw complaint, please call 311 or use the 311 app.
Graffiti found on public property such as sidewalks, City of Edmonton brown waste bins, lamp posts, traffic boxes or third-party assets such as Epcor, Canada Post, Shaw or Telus boxes can be reported by calling 311 or using the 311 app.
Important: You will need to provide a photo and an address with your 311 complaint. While the 311 app records GPS coordinates, they are not always accurate.
You may file a report with Edmonton Police Service at Online Property Crime.
You will receive a file number. Edmonton Police Service will investigate graffiti vandalism crimes and pursue charges against graffiti offenders whenever possible.
As per Community Standards Bylaw 14600 , it is the property owner's responsibility to remove graffiti. The graffiti bylaw falls under the same category as nuisance conditions - excess garbage, property in disrepair, long grass, and so on. This bylaw is to ensure that property owners keep their property maintained for the benefit of the whole community.
If you are calling from outside of Edmonton: 780-442-5311
| capitalcitycleanup@edmonton.ca | |
| Phone | 311 |
| Fax | 780-498-7098 |
