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'''Grafitti''' is the defacement of property by means of writing or drawings scribbled, scratched, or sprayed illicitly on a surface in a public place without the consent of the owner or person having custody or control.
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'''Grafitti''' is the defacement of property by means of writing or drawings scribbled, scratched, or sprayed on a surface in a public place without the consent of the owner or person having custody or control.
   
 
== Description ==
 
== Description ==
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== Attributing circumstances ==
 
== Attributing circumstances ==
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* other grafitti or deterioration
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* Vulnerable objects
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** transportation systems
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** highly visible surfaces (also mobile targets, such as buses or trains!)
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** blank surfaces
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** light coloured surface
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** large and plain surfaces
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** reachable surfaces<ref>although hard-to-reach surfaces, such as motorway cross-over might be regarded as attractive challenges</ref>
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* absence of apparent ownership
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* Poor lighting
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* Little surveillance/oversight
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* Close to gang activity
   
 
== Impacts ==
 
== Impacts ==

Revision as of 09:20, 17 August 2012


Security issue: Graffiti

Grafitti is the defacement of property by means of writing or drawings scribbled, scratched, or sprayed on a surface in a public place without the consent of the owner or person having custody or control.

Description

Attributing circumstances

  • other grafitti or deterioration
  • Vulnerable objects
    • transportation systems
    • highly visible surfaces (also mobile targets, such as buses or trains!)
    • blank surfaces
    • light coloured surface
    • large and plain surfaces
    • reachable surfaces[1]
  • absence of apparent ownership
  • Poor lighting
  • Little surveillance/oversight
  • Close to gang activity

Impacts

Measures

Footnotes and references

  1. although hard-to-reach surfaces, such as motorway cross-over might be regarded as attractive challenges

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