As the numbers of people in the valley grow, so do the number of walls filled with graffiti. The city of Las Vegas has three full-time employees who remove graffiti by painting over it, or blasting it off with a power sprayer.

But many say as soon as the graffiti is removed, it reappears. Whitney Green lives near Bonanza and Sandhill, she watched as a city worker painted over a wall filled with graffiti. She says the graffiti in her area is so bad, she doesn't even notice it anymore.

"I give it a day or two and it will be right back up again," Green said. David Semenza works for Neighborhood Response, which is in charge of graffiti removal for the city of Las Vegas. "We keep saying we have more paint then they do, but sometimes I wonder," Semenza said.

Last year, the city of Las Vegas spent $370,000 dollars cleaning up graffiti. In North Las Vegas, the cost of graffiti removal was $210,000. Henderson taxpayers footed a $141,000 dollar bill and Clark County spent a whopping $450,000 for clean up.

The cities and county pays for removal on homes and the fronts of business, but businesses have to pay for removal of graffiti that is in less noticeable areas.

If you see someone spray painting, you are asked to take down any identifying information and call the Graffiti hotline in your area. You can also call these numbers to get graffiti removed from your neighborhood.

Graffiti Hotlines:
Clark County: 455-4509
Las Vegas: 229-6615
North Las Vegas: 633-1871
Henderson: 267-3220