Graffiti Plagues Valley Cities



(CBS 5 News) - Painters are about to hit the streets of the Valley erasing the graffiti left behind Wednesday night.

Currently, graffiti complaints are at an all-time high and crews in Phoenix are running two weeks behind. Most valley cities like to clean up a site within 48 hours.

Calls to the Phoenix hotline increased 30 percent last year for a total of 34,000 graffiti removal jobs.

Valley officials are pushing for tougher control countywide over spray paint cans and certain markers. Those items must be locked up and not sold to anyone under 18 in Phoenix, Tempe and Glendale.

Litchfield Park City Council will vote on a similar law next month.