Vandalism

Vandalism is the criminal damage of property or commons:


it is a serious crime when committed extensively, violently

or

as an expression of hatred and intimidation

or

with the sole intention of causing disruption

or

destruction to said property

or

carried out to further an explicit ideological cause

or

damage caused by a violent outpouring of diffuse frustration and rage

or

deliver a message.

The effects of vandalism, however, are said to be disproportionate because the damage to reputation can be substantial.