continued from page 1…….Graffiti Statistics.

• 113 graffiti offenders were netted - most of them youths.
  
• 45 have been arrested. Auckland City's Rob Shields has run joint operations with the Police  - information sharing of Police Intelligence.
  
• 37 have been subject to Family Group Conferences which include, Rob Shields, Police, family, school and other commercial agencies resulting in community work including graffiti removal.
  
• 29 other actions have been taken including school discipline.
  
• A range of punishments appropriate to the crime and generally including a bit of hard labour, have been meted out and supervised.