The City Attorney’s office said there were more than 28,000 reported graffiti incidents in Seattle last year, which cost taxpayers about $6 million to clean up.
SEATTLE — Seattle City Attorney Ann Davison introduced legislation Tuesday proposing new civil fines of $1,000 per violation to combat the city’s graffiti problem, which costs taxpayers approximately $6 million annually in cleanup efforts.
In Seattle, there were more than 28,000 reported incidents in 2024 alone.
The proposed ordinance targets what officials describe as the city’s most prolific graffiti vandals. Deputy city attorney Scott Lindsay said the enforcement tool would focus on “those top 20 or so graffiti
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