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.