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Different Types of Crime

The document defines and lists 50 different types of crimes ranging from non-violent offenses like theft to violent felonies like murder. It covers crimes against individuals like assault, domestic violence, and kidnapping as well as broader societal harms like terrorism, treason, and genocide. Cybercrime and identity theft are also included, reflecting the evolution of criminal activity in the digital age.

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Different Types of Crime

The document defines and lists 50 different types of crimes ranging from non-violent offenses like theft to violent felonies like murder. It covers crimes against individuals like assault, domestic violence, and kidnapping as well as broader societal harms like terrorism, treason, and genocide. Cybercrime and identity theft are also included, reflecting the evolution of criminal activity in the digital age.

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Different Types of Crimes:

1. ABDUCTION - forcibly taking someone away against their will.

2. ARSON - setting fire to a building, cars or property on purpose

3. ASSASSINATION - killing a famous person or public figure.

4. ASSAULT - attacking someone physically.

5. BIGAMY - marrying someone when you are already married to another person.

6. BLACKMAIL - threatening to reveal someone’s secrets if a lot of money is not paid.

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.

9. BURGLARY - breaking into a house in order to steal something.

10. CHILD ABUSE - treating a child badly in a physical, emotional, or sexual way.

11. CORRUPTION - behaving illegally and dishonestly; especially those in power.

12. CRIME - doing something illegal that can be punished by law.

13. CYBERCRIME - doing something illegal over the Internet or a computer system.

14. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE - behaving violently inside the home.

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.

17. ESPIONAGE- spying, to obtain political or military information.

18. FORGERY - illegally copying documents, money, etc. to cheat people.

19. FRAUD - getting money from people by cheating them.

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.

23. HOMICIDE - killing another person unintentionally.

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.

27. LIBEL - damaging someone’s reputation by writing lies about them.

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.

30. MANSLAUGHTER - killing someone without malice aforethought.

31. MUGGING - attacking someone with a plan to rob them.

32. MURDER - killing someone on purpose.

33. PERJURY - lying in court, while under oath.

34. PICKPOCKETING - stealing wallets, money, etc. from people’s pockets in crowded places.

35. PILFERING - stealing small quantities of goods over time.

36. POACHING - hunting illegally.

37. RAPE - forcing someone to have sex.

38. RIOT - causing a noisy, violent public disturbance.

39. ROBBERY - stealing large amounts of money with force or violence from a bank, store, etc.

40. SHOPLIFTING - stealing something from a store.

41. SLANDER - damaging someone’s reputation by speaking lies about them.

42. SMUGGLING - taking things secretly in or out of a place, country, jail, etc.

43. SPEEDING - driving above the speed limit.

44. TERRORISM - using violence, threats, or fear, usually for political purposes.

45. THEFT - stealing, in general.

46. TRAFFICKING - trading something illegal like drugs, people, etc.

47. TREASON - betraying one’s country by helping its enemies.

48. TRESPASSING - entering another person’s area; hurting people/damaging property through force.

49. VANDALISM - destroying private or public property purposely.


50. VOYEURISM - secretly watching naked people or sexual acts & getting sexually excited.

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