Also on every single block, there are at least a couple of pieces of street furniture that are broken or vandalized.

And ALL trash cans are either leaking, broken, bended, or vandalized in some other way.

Can anyone explain a reason for that? Are vandals trying to send a message? Because I'm not getting that message, maybe they are not doing it the right way.

Are there programs to fix all this stuff?
About Houston Texas. This is a picture of Houston:

My point is that it would be impossible to take a picture like that in downtown Montreal because both trash cans, and at least a couple of street lamps or benches would be all messed up. And there is no graffiti in that picture. That would certainly be impossible in Montreal.