The growing culture of graffiti is spreading everywhere. The omnipresence of graffiti is not leaving any area out of its wings. The restless and defiant youth of today's world are making sure that graffiti removal becomes hard for authorities and governments alike. Graffiti requires simple tools like paints, sprayers, brushes and etching tools that are available in market cheaply. This makes it even more irresistible for reckless offenders.
Most of the times, the sole purpose of graffiti is vandalism and vandals often target any property that comes under their eye sight. People involved in graffiti for fun make use of any area to show off their art but people having motive of damaging others' properties target particular area to express their anger. Identifying locations that are targeted by graffiti and graffiti removal as soon as it appears on the property is top priority of city authorities that see high rate of graffiti related offences.
Public property
Public properties have high frequency of population movement. Bus shelters, railway stations, subways, parks, auditorium walls, cinema halls and open theatres are usual targets of graffiti vandals. They target such public spaces to get more attention or just to experience thrill out of vandalism caused at restricted public places. Open streets that are maintained by city authorities, freeways, traffic signals, heritage monuments, statues of leaders, bridges and flyovers are also common targets of graffiti offenders.
Offenders more often target same places to harass local authorities. Roads with long and wide barriers are used to paint graffiti. Light poles, sign boards, utility poles, billboards, trees and footpaths have become targets of small time and quick graffiti offenders. Schools, colleges and other educational institutes also become targets of graffiti when students of respective institutes protest against policies of management. It is estimated that about $12 billion is spent for graffiti removal in public spaces every year in USA alone.
Private property
Private properties are more often targeted if the owners of properties had some kind of clashes with graffiti offenders. Offenders paint graffiti on buildings, compound walls, windows, glass surfaces and barriers to impart maximum damage to private properties. Houses that are left inhabited for long time grab attention of graffiti offenders.