Graffiti is affiliated with gangs, hence most gang members are the ones violating the community with their form of art. Gangs disrupt the community by inflicting fear. People believe that if there is more graffiti around, the more fearful the neighbors will become of gangs. Citizens fear graffiti because they relate it to gangs, in turn, causing them to feel unsafe and insecure of their environment. Everywhere you turn there is graffiti, walking to the bus stop or at your child's school.
Graffiti intimidates people who are a part of the neighborhood.
This type of in security causes the neighbors to become nervous and watchful for gangs that are ready to start trouble. What people do not understand is that graffiti does not just consist of painting someone's property, but it is the vandals committing the act that makes graffiti intolerable. Graffiti artists do not respect their community or their neighbors. Therefore, damage, fear, and disrespect is what graffiti offers to communities that were once trustful and secure. Graffiti is not only vandalism and destructive to a community, but it causes people lots of money to clean up unwanted graffiti on their property.