The Ballard Bowl in Ballard Commons Park has been the site of an increasing amount of graffiti in the past weeks, according to a neighborhood woman.

She said the graffiti, which includes strong language and sexual images, had been building up since Aug. 3.

The graffiti in the bowl reached a peak Aug. 5. It was removed the following evening, Aug. 6.

Aaron Bert, resource manager for north Seattle parks, said the Seattle Parks and Recreation Department has a 24-hour removal goal for graffiti that contains foul, racist or sexist language or images.

For graffiti that does not include those elements, the goal is to get it removed within one week, Bert said.

The graffiti was removed close to 24 hours after the Ballard News-Tribune was made aware of it. It is unclear whether the strong language or sexual elements where there any earlier.