The City of Stockton has a very strict graffiti ordinance.  The ordinance requires removal of graffiti within 48 hours of notification.  Property owners are responsible for taking measures to prevent graffiti and for graffiti removal   Graffiti is a crime and it adds blight to the City of Stockton.  Please help eliminate graffiti in our community.  Report graffiti by filling out the service request form below, or, by calling the Graffiti Hotline at (209) 937-8040 to report it! Click here for more information on the City of Stockton Graffiti Removal Program.

If you witness a vandal in the act of tagging, please call 9-1-1.  Reports of graffiti on a surface or a suspected vandal, should be reported to the Graffiti Hotline.  A reward of up to $1,000 is available for information leading to the arrest of a vandal. Do not assume that someone else has called, call the Graffiti Hotline at (209) 937-8040.

The Neighborhood Services Division will remove graffiti on private property with consent from the property owner. Property owners can print out a consent form, sign it, and mail or fax it to:

City of Stockton

Anti-Graffiti Program
22 East Weber Avenue,

Room 350
Stockton, CA 95202 
FAX: (209) 937-7264