By Sammie Salazar

What is Vandalism?

“A willful or malicious destruction, injury, disfigurement, or defacement of any public or private property, real or personal, without the consent of the owner or persons having custody or control.” – Office of Juvenile Justice

Posting graffiti in public places

Breaking or throwing items out of windows

Smashing mailboxes

Trashing unguarded property

Setting fires

Tampering with equipment. Ex.) vending machines and pay phones.

Setting false fire alarms

Damaging parked cars

Damaging treesStealingWriting on desks

-Schools-Cemeteries

-Buildings-Houses

-Libraries-Supermarkets

-Vacant lots and buildings

-Parks-Trains and boxcars

-Cars

Relation to Twisted

-I wanted to learn more about it.-I wanted to research a topic that I was interested in.

Why did I choose this Topic?

Survey Results

Table for Graph OneOrange: YesPurple: NoBlue: Depends

Table for Graph TwoOrange: YesBlue: NoPurple: Not Sure

Percentage:

-Yes: 56.0%

-No: 6.0%

-Not Sure: 38.0%

Percentage:

-Yes: 18.0%

-No: 78.0%

-Not Sure: 6.0%

Do you think graffiti is vandalism?

Did you ever vandilize anything when you where at school?

Table for Graph Three:Orange: Posting graffitiBlue: StealingPurple: Senior pranksRed: All of the Above

Table for Graph Four:Orange: YesBlue: No Purple: I don’t care

Survey Results con.

Percentage:

-Yes: 20.4%

-No: 42.9%

-I don’t care: 40.8%

Percentage:

-Graffiti: 32.7%

-Stealing:14.3%

-Pranks: 16.3%

-All: 49.0%

What do you classify as vandalism?

Are the laws in your country tough enough on vandals?

Survey Results con.

Table for Graph SixOrange: YesBlue: No

Table for Graph FiveOrange: YesBlue: NoPurple: I don’t know

Percentage:

-Yes: 8.0%

-No: 94.0%

Percentage:

-Yes: 70.0%

-No: 14.0%

-I don’t know: 20.0%

Is drawing on a school desk vandalism?Are teenagers the only age group who vandalize?

Survey Results con.

Table for Graph SevenOrange: YesBlue: No

Percentage:

-Yes: 56.0%

-No: 44.0%

Do you know someone who has vandalized?

Consequences of Vandalism

-Get to know your neighbors and community

-Create a community association or

neighborhood watch program

-Hold social activities on the block

- Educate your community

Ways to Prevent Vandalism

Citations:Teen Vandalism – Vandalism Statistics, Facts,

Prevention: http://familyfirstaid.org/teen-vandalism.html

Survey Monkey for Survey Results, graphs, and percentages.