• This is no secrete, But straight from Experts that have been in this battle for over 20 years, there are two tools that is used in conjunction with each other -  WILL eliminate a great portion of your vandalism problems. But before we tell you this, we want to make it clear that no system will ever fix your problem if you do not have a dedicated staff to work the problem. Some graffiti database companies boast that using their database will reduce graffiti by a huge percentage. Can you tell me how a simple computer program will do this? It can't. But if you team that system up with staff to go out and work hard at getting the information, and then do the follow-up that is required, you will start to eliminate graffiti in your community, but understand, it is the dedicated staff that was the reason that a reduction was made.

Now let us talk about the tools that can help you attain a graffiti free area:

1. Grip Database (Gripsystems.org) Of all the database type systems, we believe this one is the best available. Not only does it database your cases, it maps the spots using Google mapping, it is 100% web based so you do not need to do any IT type work at your agency, nor do you have the issue of allowing outside connections into your company network. It is a secure database and exceeds all federal guidelines for online database systems. Next, it also not only tracks graffiti, but also 30 other different crimes. Want to track auto theft locations, or auto theft recovery location in your city, Grip will do it. Reports and searches are easy and a court case printout is available with just a click of the mouse. Most all other database companies charge thousands, or even tens of thousands to do a lot less than this system will do for you. The cost of this database is only $850 per year, and in addition to the low price, Grip will let you have access to use it for an entire year, free of charge. As more an more cities join Grip, a simple search on a vandal monitor will show all cases from around the world where than moniker has been seen. Since graffiti vandals travel from city to city, state to state and even to other countries, you may find that the vandal that is causing you so much damage, may already have been caught by another agency and has been fully identified. Grip is quickly gaining popularity due to it's low cost and wide number of options. Grip has even installed a module that allows a city to increase their COPS (Community Oriented Policing Services) programs by letting citizens sign up to use Grip to send in crime reports, as well as crime tips, directly to police. Everything in Grip is included for the same low price of $850, no hidden fees, no additional fees to access certain options, you get everything for the one low price. Are you not convinced? Then try it, free of charge, for an entire year, and see if we are not correct. We know that you will see that no other system does so much for so less.

2. Tripwire Systems Covert Cameras (Tripwiresystems.com) There are several camera systems available today, most will cost you in excess of $7500 for each one, most will not alert police of a crime in progress. Most only try to scare vandals away from the area, but this just allows them to go to another area in your city and do the vandalism, so now you have spent a great deal of money buying a camera, but it has not done anything but move the vandals to a different area. If you are a business that is trying to protect your own property from graffiti vandals, then that makes some sense, but lets look at a cheaper way to do even more. How it works: Tripwire cameras are small and easy to hide, point it at a wall that seems to attract the vandals and when a vandal comes within view of the camera, it will quickly send you that information as well as photos, to your blackberry phone (or other smart phone with push) So now you have a photo of the person that is there right now, attacking your property. A quick call to police to alert them, along with a description of the suspects since you have the photos, and you have the ability to have police responding to the location, without the vandals knowing a thing. Copies of this information is e-mailed to e-mail accounts that you place in it. Now lets take this 1 step further, Lets put this tool in the hands of police, let them monitor hot spots and a police Officer working around the city doing other duties, will receive the alert instantly and can respond to the location. So now, lets look at adding more than 1 camera, what if we had 4, 8, 10, or 20 cameras out there, all monitoring locations, and one single Officer is going about their regular duties, until an alert comes in. Other camera systems run over $7500, but Tripwire is only $2500. So for the price of 1 camera that only moves vandals to a different area of your city, you could have three Tripwire cameras monitoring locations and can actually catch vandals in the act. The cost of a single Tripwire also includes IR lights, IR triggers and a complete carrying case to make it easy to move from location to location. Tripwire has wide applications, from a local business that wants to monitor the interior of their business instead of paying large monthly fees for alarm monitoring, or what about the homeowner, set tripwire and go on vacation, if Tripwire detects anything, you get that info as well as a photo sent to your own blackberry, you can then call police and provide the crime in progress as well as description. But for police, there is an endless list of possibilities, want to take a photo of each and every person seen entering and leaving a suspected drug house? Easy!, Want to photograph the vehicle license plate of every vehicle entering and leaving a particular location? Easy!, Have a location that graffiti vandals visit on a regular basis? Easy!. Do you see the word Easy showing up here? That is because of the endless possibilities, we have even seen a local police agency install a tripwire camera inside a fake fire hydrant.

So what are you waiting for - There are the answers to your graffiti vandalism problems. Best part, is is VERY CHEAP!!!

Again, this will work if you have staff to work the problem, and that want to really stop the vandalism. Without a dedicated staff to do it, your graffiti or other program will fail. Contact the manufacturers via their website, or contact the owner of this website who is a graffiti professional with over 20 years experience starting in Law Enforcement and now provides information via a non profit group, all free of charge!