Graffiti in Seattle

Graffiti is a cause of disagreement among residents of Seattle, in the U.S. state of Washington.

In 2023, a federal judge temporarily stopped Seattle police from making graffiti-related arrests.

[4][5] According to Crosscut.com, reports of graffiti filed by the public increased by more than 50 percent between 2019 and 2021.

[9] In October 2022, mayor Bruce Harrell announced the "One Seattle Graffiti Plan" to reduce graffiti as part of a larger city beautification project.

[10] Ahead of the 2023 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, Harrell relaunched the Graffiti Abatement Partnership, to focus on graffiti removal in downtown Seattle and the Chinatown–International District.

Graffiti in Seattle in June 2020
Worker removing graffiti at the corner of Pike and Harvard, 1999