Topic

Types of crime

What is crime?
Crime is define as An act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; a long record of crimes . In the sociological field, crime is the breach of a rule or law for which some which some governing authority or force may ultimately prescribe a punishment. The word crime originates or derived from the Latin word Crimen

There are two main categories of crime

Property Crime Violent Crime

Property Crime
Property crime is defined as non-violent removal, without permission, of someone else's property, usually for the financial benefit of the alleged thief. Common types of property crime include burglary or breaking and entering into a residence or business, and stealing property; theft of items from a store or a person, (i.e. purse snatching and motor vehicle theft)

Property Crime
Property crimes are high-volume crimes, with cash, electronics (e.g. televisions) power tools, cameras, and jewelry often targeted. "Hot products" tend to be items that are removable, available, valuable, and enjoyable, with an ease of "disposal" being the most important characteristic.

Violent Crime
violent crime suggests that violence is a behavior by persons, against persons or property that intentionally threatens, attempts, or actually inflicts physical harm. The seriousness of the injuries to the victim(s), whether or not guns or other weapons were used The most common violent crimes are aggravated assault, domestic , hate crimes , murder , rape, robbery etc

Most common violent crimes

RAPE / SEXUAL ASSAULT : Being raped or
sexually assaulted is a very distressing experience and the effects can be long lasting. Victims who have suffered sexual attacks describe feeling like angry, guilty, ashamed, powerless, and depressed.
one that involves threats, harassment, or physical harm and is motivated by prejudice against someone's race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation or physical

HATE CRIMES : is usually defined by state law as

Most common violent crimes

MURDER : The unlawful killing of one human by another, especially with premeditated malice. VIOLENCE : Violence can include verbal abuse, threats and even physical assault. It can take place in the home, on the street, when you are work or with friends

Most common violent crimes

ROBBERY: as taking the property of another, with the intent to permanently deprive the person of that person of that property, by means of force or fear. KIDNAPPING : Kidnapping is the taking away a person against the person s will, usually to hold the person in false imprisonment, a confinement without legal authority.

Most common violent crimes

WHITE COLLAR CRIMES : a crime committed by a person of respectability and high social status in the course of his occupation . White Collar Crime includes Bank Fraud, Black Mail, Cellular Phone Fraud, Computer Fraud.

Most common property crimes are

Shoplifting :Shoplifting laws generally
define shoplifting as taking or intentionally paying less for an item than the sale price.

Motor vehicle theft : the criminal

act of stealing or attempting to steal a motor vehicle (such as an automobile, truck, bus, coach, motorcycle, snowmobile, trailer).

Most common property crimes

Burglary : also called breaking and
entering and sometimes housebreaking) is a crime, the essence of which is illicit entry into a building for the purposes of committing an offense.

Arson : the willful or malicious burning of

property (as a building) especially with criminal or fraudulent intent

Most common property crimes

LARCENY :
Illegal taking and carrying away of personal property belonging to another with the purpose of depriving the owner of its possession.