Reports of graffiti in Melbourne surged by 21 per cent in the first half of this year, compared with the previous six month period, new data from Snap Send Solve reveals.

CEO of Snap Send Solve, Danny Gorog, says Melbourne’s south is the region with the most graffiti reports, but graffiti rates are climbing fastest in the city’s north.

In the north, there’s been a staggering 68 per cent increase in graffiti reports in the last six months.

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“Graffiti reports in Melbourne are higher than any other state we see,” Mr Gorog told Neil Mitchell.