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Police data shows low graffiti rates as board weighs City Trail tunnel mural
Summary
Highland Village police told the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board that graffiti incidents in the city are infrequent; staff and the board said that evidence supports moving forward with a comprehensive plan for a City Trail tunnel mural while accounting for vandalism, maintenance and costs.
Commander Schlickter told the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board that Highland Village has seen 12 recorded graffiti incidents since February 2016, and that many tagging calls are cleaned up before police arrive.
The data came during a staff briefing about vandalism, graffiti and tagging on trail tunnels and murals in Highland Village and nearby municipalities. “As you can see up there, we've had 12 incidents since 02/2016,” Commander Schlickter said, adding that many calls are logged to CAD (computer-aided dispatch) as noncriminal or as criminal mischief and that juvenile taggers, not gang members, account for most incidents.
Board and staff members said the low incident count and…
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