Searching Shared Video Footage from Audio/Video Recording and Communication Devices

A method for searching video footage captured by audio/video (A/V) recording and communication devices located in a plurality of neighborhoods, the method comprising:

• receiving, from a first client device associated with a first A/V recording and communication device, at a backend server in network communication with the first A/V recording and communication device, a share signal including first image data captured by a camera of the first A/V recording and communication device, the share signal including a command to share the first image data with a network of users;
• associating the first image data with at least one searchable identifier;
• receiving, from a second client device associated with a second A/V recording and communication device, at the backend server in network communication with the second A/V recording and communication device, at least one search input;
• matching the at least one search input from the second client device with the at least one searchable identifier;
• and
• transmitting, from the backend server to the second client device, the first image data associated with the at least one searchable identifier matched with the at least one search input.