Austin, artists tackle art and public areas defaced with graffiti

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A concerned KXAN viewer reached out wondering if the City of Austin has seen more graffiti recently.
In the last three years, complaints to Austin 311 have fluctuated. The following numbers are from Jan. 1 to Dec. 1 for each year. In 2019, the city logged 2,997 service requests to clean up graffiti. The following year, in 2020, that number shot up to 3,557. Then, in 2021, the number went down to 2,860. These service requests included calls about public health concerns with