Graffiti Awareness Safe School Campus Initiative Parks, Recreation & Neighborhood Services City of San José

Training Purpose To train community members on: Recognizing the differences between gang graffiti and “nuisance” graffiti Identifying a potential “gang house” Share resources available to help make your community a cleaner and safer place

Thugs/Taggers Ethnically Diverse (Latino, Asian, African American, Caucasian, Etc.) Black Rag (Thug Life) Widespread / Highly Mobile Membership Requires Less Commitment to One Gang / Crew Less Traditional (Bi-laws / Dress) Will Affiliate With Norteños or Sureños, Crips or Bloods, Etc. Primary Goal: Fame Fights Primarily with other Tag and Thug Crews Known as “Writers” and “Taggers” Will hold alliances with several other Thug/Tagging Crews

Piecing/Bombing

Thugs/Tagging Crews Several crews crossing each other out and writing over each other showing disrespect and challenging the other crews. (KSU & AOT crossing outing TSU) AOT (All Out Thug) and KSU (Kan’t Stop Us) in the past were two of most active crews in the city.

Thugs/Tagging Crews Taggers will at times draw characters as there signature mark on the streets. This drawing was by a member from an older crew, JBF (Just Bustin’ Funk) Taggers will write on anything they can. White cargo vans are preferred because they are highly mobile and visible.

Thugs/Tagging Crews

Street Communication “Next Time Don’t Run KSB” Thug and tagger crews, as well as traditional gangs, will communicate with one another with the writings on the walls.

Norteño Graffiti

Norteño Graffiti

Can You Spot The Gang Graffiti?

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Sureño Graffiti East Side San Jo 13 Sureño gang (SPV) which has formed an Alliance with another Sureño (KVT) from another part of San Jose

Sureño Graffiti

Gang Cross Outs

Identifying a “Gang House” There are some visual clues that you may have a “gang house” in your neighborhood: Foot traffic at all hours of the day and night Teenagers and young adults always “hanging out” and frequent parties, especially on the weekends Residents seem to wear a lot of a certain type of color Increase in tagging in the community, particularly near the residence, and subsequent “crossing out” of tags Possible increase in violence in the community (i.e.: assaults, robberies, car vandalism, fights, etc.) Possible increase in drug sales and usage in the community Intimidation of residents

Slap Tags

Hate Graffiti

Contact Information: Fernando P. Lopez Community Coordinator Safe School Campus Initiative City of San Jose Cell: (408) 690-2165 Office: (408) 794-1634 Email: fernando.lopez@sanjoseca.gov Danny Perez Cell: (408) 210-5217 Office: (408) 794-1638 Email: danny.perez@sanjoseca.gov

For More Information: Anti-Graffiti Hotline (408) 277-2758 Anti-Graffiti Main Line (408) 277-3208 METRO SJPD Confidential Information Hotline (408) 293-GANG / (408) 293-4264 Mayor’s Gang Prevention Task Force (408) 794-1630

Thank You!