Graffiti isn't always used to spruce up abandoned homes, freeway overpasses or trains. Sometimes it's used by gangs to mark their territory or communicate about illicit activities. So this new system that accurately catalogues graffiti, and who's behind it, gives police a useful tool ... Read more
… and awards those that do funny/good street art to cheer a place up.
Graffiti tag scanning – photograph defaced walls,let AI identify each tag and send to police database
(2 upvotes)Graffiti tag spotter that identifies who painted their tag on your house or wall
(3 upvotes)Meanwhile, in the UK cops have to go social to find others who have seen the tag, not ideal lol.
Cops starting to use something like this already. Should be a national database so courts can better count up the damage done by each criminal caught.