“Across the country, communities are searching for ways to combat tagging,” usually, “many cities try to discourage graffiti by removing it as quickly as possible” (Larrabee n. pag.). This has lowered the number of people trying to do graffiti by eliminating the ones that won’t keep putting their work back up time after time if it will just be removed. Many people consider graffiti an art, and almost an equal amount say "They call it art or a prank, but it really contributes to social decline" (Larrabee n. pag.). Apparently, when “you see graffiti on the subway, you get the perception the area is unsafe. Shoppers see it on buildings, and they worry they're in a high-crime neighborhood. They start staying away, and eventually property values go down, and more serious crime starts moving in,” (Larrabee n. pag.) so that would be a
“Across the country, communities are searching for ways to combat tagging,” usually, “many cities try to discourage graffiti by removing it as quickly as possible” (Larrabee n. pag.). This has lowered the number of people trying to do graffiti by eliminating the ones that won’t keep putting their work back up time after time if it will just be removed. Many people consider graffiti an art, and almost an equal amount say "They call it art or a prank, but it really contributes to social decline" (Larrabee n. pag.). Apparently, when “you see graffiti on the subway, you get the perception the area is unsafe. Shoppers see it on buildings, and they worry they're in a high-crime neighborhood. They start staying away, and eventually property values go down, and more serious crime starts moving in,” (Larrabee n. pag.) so that would be a