Different Types of Crime
Different Types of Crime
5. BIGAMY - marrying someone when you are already married to another person.
7. BOMBING - detonating an explosive device with the plan of harming people or property.
8. BRIBERY - giving money or granting favors to influence another person’s decisions or behavior.
10. CHILD ABUSE - treating a child badly in a physical, emotional, or sexual way.
13. CYBERCRIME - doing something illegal over the Internet or a computer system.
15. DRUNK DRIVING - driving with too much alcohol in your blood.
16. EMBEZZLEMENT - stealing large amounts of money that you are responsible for, often over a period
of time.
20. GENOCIDE - killing on purpose a large number of people, especially from a particular group or area.
21. HIJACKING - taking control of a plane, train etc by force, often to meet political demands.
22. HIT AND RUN - not stopping to help a person hurt in an accident caused by you.
24. HOOLIGANISM - being violent or aggressive on purpose; often used to describe youth.
25. IDENTITY THEFT- using someone else’s personal information for one’s own gain.
26. KIDNAPPING - taking someone away by force, often demanding money for their safe return.
28. LOOTING - taking things illegally and by force, during a riot, war, etc.
29. LYNCHING - killing someone without legal process, often by hanging, often by an angry mob.
34. PICKPOCKETING - stealing wallets, money, etc. from people’s pockets in crowded places.
39. ROBBERY - stealing large amounts of money with force or violence from a bank, store, etc.
42. SMUGGLING - taking things secretly in or out of a place, country, jail, etc.
44. TERRORISM - using violence, threats, or fear, usually for political purposes.
48. TRESPASSING - entering another person’s area; hurting people/damaging property through force.