Why do individuals get involved with tagging and what is the difference between gang and tagger graffiti?
Taggers are using graffiti for fame and notoriety. Their objective is to get their crew (group) name and or their individual moniker up on buildings, signs, walls, etc. so that they can receive recognition from other taggers and tagging crews. The more locations that they tag their graffiti on or the more difficult the location to remove their tags, the more fame and recognition they receive. These taggers will go to other cities, counties, and even other states to achieve this objective. Gang graffiti on the other hand is strictly territorial and is used to let members of other gangs know to stay out of a particular area or be subject to retaliation.
