Measure type: Target removal

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Description

This is the physical removal or enhanced inaccessibility of potential vandalism targets:

  1. Use of graffiti dissuaders
    1. Teflon, plastic laminate, fiberglass, or melamine covering
    2. Rock cement, slanted siding, or deeply grooved surfaces
    3. "Paint-outs" or use of contrasting colours in patterned surfaces
    4. Fast-growing wall vines or shrubbery, or construction of wall barriers
  2. Removal of pay phones from high-loitering areas
  3. Removal of corner bus seats, hidden from driver's view
  4. Removal of outside plant bulbs
  5. Windowless school or other buildings
  6. Omission of ground-level windows
  7. Concealed school door closers
  8. Concealed pipework
  9. Fittings moved out of reach (e.g., from wall to ceiling)
  10. Signs/fixtures made flush with wall or ceiling
  11. Key-controlled light fixtures in public areas
  12. Removal of (or no replanting of) easily damaged trees/bushes

Essential conditions

Requirements to the urban environment

Effectiveness

Side effects

Footnotes and references

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