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Types of Crime

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  • violent or noisy behaviour by young troublemakers, typically in a gang
    hooliganism
  • a form of investment (illegal in the UK and elsewhere) in which each paying participant recruits two further participants, with returns being given to early participants using money contributed by later ones.
    pyramid scheme
  • the action of taking property unlawfully from a person or place by force or threat of force
    robbery
  • a nonviolent crime of deceit or concealment to obtain or avoid losing money or to gain a personal or business advantage
    white collar crime
  • crime in which an attacker kills or injures multiple individuals simultaneously using a firearm
    mass shooting
  • the gaining of unauthorized access to data in a system or computer
    hacking
  • the crime, typically committed by a man, of forcing another person to have sexual intercourse with the offender against their will
    rape
  • the action, treated as a criminal offence, of demanding payment or another benefit from someone in return for not revealing compromising or damaging information about them
    blackmail
  • the unauthorized use or reproduction of another's work, on the internet, downloading things
    piracy
  • aggressive behaviour within the home
    domestic violence
  • an act or instance of dropping or detonating a bomb somewhere
    bombing
  • an indiscriminate and brutal slaughter of many people
    massacre
  • the crime of killing a human being without intention aforethought, or in circumstances not amounting to murder; by accident
    manslaughter
  • selling substance which has a physiological effect when ingested or otherwise introduced into the body
    drug dealing
  • unlawfully seize (an aircraft, ship, or vehicle) in transit and force it to go to a different destination or use it for one's own purposes
    hijack
  • wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain
    fraud
  • the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims
    terrorism
  • the fraudulent practice of using another person's name and personal information in order to obtain credit, loans, etc.
    identity theft
  • action involving deliberate destruction of or damage to public or private property
    vandalism
  • the crime of driving a vehicle with an excess of alcohol in the blood
    drunk driving
  • telling lies in court, under oath
    perjury
  • setting fire to property
    arson
  • the practice or occupation of engaging in sexual activity with someone for payment
    prostitution
  • the practice of spying or of using spies, typically by governments to obtain political and military information
    espionage
  • illegal entry of a building with intent to commit a crime, especially theft
    burglary
  • criminal activities carried out by means of computers or the internet
    cyber crime
  • the concealment of the origins of illegally obtained money, typically by means of transfers involving foreign banks or legitimate businesses
    money laundering
  • the action of stealing goods from a shop while pretending to be a customer
    shoplifting
  • harass or pursue (someone) with unwanted and obsessive attention
    stalking
  • the action or crime of stealing
    theft
  • when an individual under the age of majority acts against the law
    juvenile crime
  • the illegal movement of goods into or out of a country
    smuggling
  • aggressive pressure or intimidation
    harassment
  • travel at a .... that is greater than the legal limit
    speeding
  • a violent disturbance of the peace by a crowd
    riot
  • making a copy or imitation of a document, signature, banknote, or work of art:
    forgery
  • a crime, typically one involving violence, that is motivated by prejudice on the basis of ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or similar grounds
    hate crimes
  • deal or trade in something illegal ( people, drugs)
    trafficking
  • the unlawful premeditated killing of one human being by another
    murder
  • the practice of attacking and robbing ships at sea
    piracy
  • an act of attacking and robbing someone in a public place
    mugging
  • the killing of one person by another
    homicide
  • giving or offering a gift of money
    bribery
  • the action of stealing from a person's part of clothes
    pickpocketing
  • the action of abducting someone and holding them captive
    kidnapping